diff --git a/scripts/find.js b/scripts/find.js
index 8bc2bb8..a67b53c 100644
--- a/scripts/find.js
+++ b/scripts/find.js
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@ if ("GET"==rinput.verb)
   { // prep the view fields
     if (disp==FindView.FD_COMMUNITIES)
     { // set the category (which also sets up the subcategory list and contained communities)
-      view.category = rinput.user.getCategoryDescriptor(catid);
-      if (view.category.categoryID>=0)
-      { // fill in the communities that are in this category
-        view.results = rinput.user.getCommunitiesInCategory(view.category,view.offset,max_results);
-        view.findCount = rinput.user.getNumCommunitiesInCategory(view.category);
+      if (rinput.engine.useCategories())
+      { // only do this if we're using categories
+        view.category = rinput.user.getCategoryDescriptor(catid);
+        if (view.category.categoryID>=0)
+        { // fill in the communities that are in this category
+          view.results = rinput.user.getCommunitiesInCategory(view.category,view.offset,max_results);
+          view.findCount = rinput.user.getNumCommunitiesInCategory(view.category);
+
+        } // end if
 
       } // end if