diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
index f7ecdccf88..893aa4467f 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ public class SearchApiWebscript extends AbstractWebScript implements RecognizedP
             //Turn JSON into a Java object respresentation
             SearchQuery searchQuery = extractJsonContent(webScriptRequest, assistant.getJsonHelper(), SearchQuery.class);
 
-            //Parse the parameter
-            Params.RecognizedParams recognizedParams = new Params.RecognizedParams(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false);
-            Params params = Params.valueOf(null, recognizedParams, searchQuery, webScriptRequest);
+            //Parse the parameters
+            Params params = getParams(webScriptRequest, searchQuery);
 
             //Turn the params into the Java SearchParameters object
-            SearchParameters searchParams = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(params);
+            SearchParameters searchParams = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(searchQuery);
 
             //Call searchService
             ResultSet results = searchService.query(searchParams);
@@ -111,6 +110,18 @@ public class SearchApiWebscript extends AbstractWebScript implements RecognizedP
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the Params object, parameters come from the SearchQuery json not the requerst
+     * @param webScriptRequest
+     * @param searchQuery
+     * @return Params
+     */
+    protected Params getParams(WebScriptRequest webScriptRequest, SearchQuery searchQuery)
+    {
+        Params.RecognizedParams recognizedParams = new Params.RecognizedParams(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false);
+        return Params.valueOf(null, recognizedParams, searchQuery, webScriptRequest);
+    }
+
     public void setNodes(Nodes nodes) {
         this.nodes = nodes;
     }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
index 489e23f288..e53dc292c2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@ public class SearchMapper
      * @param params
      * @return
      */
-    public SearchParameters toSearchParameters(Params params)
+    public SearchParameters toSearchParameters(SearchQuery searchQuery)
     {
-        BasicContentInfo info = params.getContentInfo();
-        SearchQuery searchQuery = (SearchQuery) params.getPassedIn();
-
         ParameterCheck.mandatory("query", searchQuery.getQuery());
 
         SearchParameters sp = new SearchParameters();
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
index f036c4e9ce..2fd6fd65e5 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
@@ -55,16 +55,13 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testMandatory() throws Exception
     {
-        Params params = Params.valueOf(null, null, new SearchQuery(), null);
-        SearchParameters searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(params);
+        SearchParameters searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(new SearchQuery());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void toSearchParameters() throws Exception
     {
-
-        Params params = Params.valueOf(null, null, minimalQuery(), null);
-        SearchParameters searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(params);
+        SearchParameters searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(minimalQuery());
         assertNotNull(searchParameters);
 
         //Test defaults