diff --git a/src/providers/hive/dhive.js b/src/providers/hive/dhive.js
index 4f719deee..980c1a49b 100644
--- a/src/providers/hive/dhive.js
+++ b/src/providers/hive/dhive.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export const getCommunityTitle = async (tag) =>
 export const getCommunities = async (
   last = '',
   limit = 100,
-  query = '',
+  query = null,
   sort = 'rank',
   observer = '',
 ) =>
diff --git a/src/screens/communities/container/communitiesContainer.js b/src/screens/communities/container/communitiesContainer.js
index 162a05e83..7de2b79e7 100644
--- a/src/screens/communities/container/communitiesContainer.js
+++ b/src/screens/communities/container/communitiesContainer.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const CommunitiesContainer = ({ children, navigation }) => {
   useEffect(() => {
     getSubscriptions(currentAccount.username).then((subs) => {
       subs.forEach((item) => item.push(true));
-      getCommunities('', 50, '', 'rank').then((communities) => {
+      getCommunities('', 50, null, 'rank').then((communities) => {
         communities.forEach((community) =>
           Object.assign(community, {
             isSubscribed: subs.some(
diff --git a/src/screens/searchResult/screen/tabs/communities/container/communitiesResultsContainer.js b/src/screens/searchResult/screen/tabs/communities/container/communitiesResultsContainer.js
index 713b2eab0..36e96f35c 100644
--- a/src/screens/searchResult/screen/tabs/communities/container/communitiesResultsContainer.js
+++ b/src/screens/searchResult/screen/tabs/communities/container/communitiesResultsContainer.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const CommunitiesResultsContainer = ({ children, navigation, searchValue }) => {
     setData([]);
     setNoResult(false);
 
-    getCommunities('', searchValue ? 100 : 20, searchValue, 'rank')
+    getCommunities('', searchValue ? 100 : 20, searchValue || null, 'rank')
       .then((communities) => {
         if (currentAccount && currentAccount.username) {
           getSubscriptions(currentAccount.username).then((subs) => {