diff --git a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
index 284ab1bb8..5481e78ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def index
           query: params[:query],
           "member-id" => params[:provider_id],
           "data-center-id" => params[:client_id],
-          "page[cursor]" => Array.wrap(@dois.last[:sort]).first,
+          "page[cursor]" => page[:cursor].present? ? Array.wrap(@dois.last[:sort]).first : nil,
           "page[size]" => page[:size] }.compact.to_query
         }.compact
       options[:include] = @include