diff --git a/framework/base/helper.class.php b/framework/base/helper.class.php
index 3e5694036e..76d640ea61 100644
--- a/framework/base/helper.class.php
+++ b/framework/base/helper.class.php
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class baseHelper
             return "IN ('" . join("','", $idList) . "')";
         }
 
+        if(is_null($idList)) $idList = '';
         if(!is_string($idList)) $idList = json_encode($idList);
         $idList = addslashes($idList);
         return "IN ('" . str_replace(',', "','", str_replace(' ', '', $idList)) . "')";