diff --git a/code/web/sys/SearchObject/EbscoEdsSearcher.php b/code/web/sys/SearchObject/EbscoEdsSearcher.php
index a3f7875739..ab8a84931d 100644
--- a/code/web/sys/SearchObject/EbscoEdsSearcher.php
+++ b/code/web/sys/SearchObject/EbscoEdsSearcher.php
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public function processSearch($returnIndexErrors = false, $recommendations = fal
 		if (empty($isAuthenticated)) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		if (get_class($isAuthenticated) == 'AspenError') {
+		if (is_object($isAuthenticated) && get_class($isAuthenticated) == 'AspenError') {
 			return $isAuthenticated;
 		}