diff --git a/src/controllers/JobController.js b/src/controllers/JobController.js
index b7cad958..606c690b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/JobController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/JobController.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Controller for Job endpoints
  */
 const HttpStatus = require('http-status-codes')
+const _ = require('lodash')
 const service = require('../services/JobService')
 const helper = require('../common/helper')
 
@@ -57,10 +58,8 @@ async function deleteJob (req, res) {
  * @param res the response
  */
 async function searchJobs (req, res) {
-  if (req.body && req.body.jobIds) {
-    req.query.jobIds = req.body.jobIds
-  }
-  const result = await service.searchJobs(req.authUser, req.query)
+  const query = { ...req.query, jobIds: _.get(req, 'body.jobIds', []) }
+  const result = await service.searchJobs(req.authUser, query)
   helper.setResHeaders(req, res, result)
   res.send(result.result)
 }