diff --git a/evennia/scripts/manager.py b/evennia/scripts/manager.py
index 3967eb2c53..d763c39a72 100644
--- a/evennia/scripts/manager.py
+++ b/evennia/scripts/manager.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ScriptDBManager(TypedObjectManager):
             script = []
             dbref = self.dbref(key)
             if dbref or dbref == 0:
-                script = [self.dbref_search(dbref)]
+                script = filter(None, [self.dbref_search(dbref)])
             if not script:
                 script = self.filter(db_key=key)
             return script