diff --git a/frappe/desk/search.py b/frappe/desk/search.py
index c4a94074baf..190cbd99aec 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/search.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/search.py
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ def to_string(parts):
 			item = list(item)
 			label = item[1]  # use title as label
 			item[1] = item[0]  # show name in description instead of title
-			del item[2]  # remove redundant title ("label") value
+			if len(item) >= 3:
+				del item[2]  # remove redundant title ("label") value
 			results.append({"value": item[0], "label": label, "description": to_string(item[1:])})
 	else:
 		results.extend({"value": item[0], "description": to_string(item[1:])} for item in res)