1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/parser/WebParser.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/parser/WebParser.java
index 06ea583c53f..75396a8714f 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/parser/WebParser.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/parser/WebParser.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.yahoo.prelude.query.CompositeItem;
 import com.yahoo.prelude.query.Item;
 import com.yahoo.prelude.query.NotItem;
 import com.yahoo.prelude.query.OrItem;
+import com.yahoo.prelude.query.TrueItem;
 import com.yahoo.prelude.query.WordItem;
 import com.yahoo.search.query.parser.ParserEnvironment;
 
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ public class WebParser extends AllParser {
         if (or != null)
             topLevel = or;
 
-        if (not != null && topLevel != null) {
-            not.setPositiveItem(topLevel);
+        if (not != null) {
+            not.setPositiveItem(topLevel != null ? topLevel : new TrueItem());
             topLevel = not;
         }