diff --git a/src/core/search/components/search-box/search-box.ts b/src/core/search/components/search-box/search-box.ts
index 1f1ec4d91..5295790c5 100644
--- a/src/core/search/components/search-box/search-box.ts
+++ b/src/core/search/components/search-box/search-box.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class CoreSearchBoxComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     searched = ''; // Last search emitted.
     searchText = '';
-    history: CoreSearchHistoryItem[];
+    history: CoreSearchHistoryItem[] = [];
     historyShown = false;
 
     protected elementClicked = '';