1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
index 276fc329f..cf6f070d0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/SearchEngine.cs
@@ -87,13 +87,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         {
             var searchTerm = query.SearchTerm;
 
+            if (searchTerm != null)
+            {
+                searchTerm = searchTerm.Trim().RemoveDiacritics();
+            }
+
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchTerm))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("searchTerm");
             }
 
-            searchTerm = searchTerm.RemoveDiacritics();
-
             var terms = GetWords(searchTerm);
 
             var hints = new List<Tuple<BaseItem, string, int>>();
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 AddIfMissing(excludeItemTypes, typeof(MusicGenre).Name);
             }
 
-            if (query.IncludePeople && (includeItemTypes.Count == 0 || includeItemTypes.Contains("People", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            if (query.IncludePeople && (includeItemTypes.Count == 0 || includeItemTypes.Contains("People", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || includeItemTypes.Contains("Person", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
             {
                 if (!query.IncludeMedia)
                 {
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                 Limit = query.Limit,
                 IncludeItemsByName = true
 
-            }, new string[] { });
+            });
 
             // Add search hints based on item name
             hints.AddRange(mediaItems.Where(IncludeInSearch).Select(item =>