diff --git a/cypress.config.js b/cypress.config.js
index bb0aaa50ba..1d6577b499 100644
--- a/cypress.config.js
+++ b/cypress.config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
       return require('./cypress/plugins/index.js')(on, config)
     },
+    retries: {'runMode': 2},
     baseUrl: 'http://localhost:63001',
   },
 })
diff --git a/plugins/arDominionB5Plugin/js/searchBox.js b/plugins/arDominionB5Plugin/js/searchBox.js
index efd47edd5d..1e935784ce 100644
--- a/plugins/arDominionB5Plugin/js/searchBox.js
+++ b/plugins/arDominionB5Plugin/js/searchBox.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           );
         },
         searchPost: (response, $element) => {
-          if (response.length && $element.val().length >= 3) {
+          if (response?.length && $element?.val().length >= 3) {
             $results.html(response);
             dropdown.show();
           } else {