1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index 6227c8a057..8a76d1fc10 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Url.prototype.parse = function parse(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
           this.query = this.search.slice(1);
         }
       } else if (parseQueryString) {
-        this.search = '';
+        this.search = null;
         this.query = Object.create(null);
       }
       return this;
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Url.prototype.parse = function parse(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
     }
   } else if (parseQueryString) {
     // no query string, but parseQueryString still requested
-    this.search = '';
+    this.search = null;
     this.query = Object.create(null);
   }