diff --git a/pycue/opencue/search.py b/pycue/opencue/search.py
index 1a42f696a..80ad0fa5e 100644
--- a/pycue/opencue/search.py
+++ b/pycue/opencue/search.py
@@ -381,4 +381,8 @@ def _setOptions(criteria, options):
             criteria.first_result = int(v)
         elif k == "include_finished":
             criteria.include_finished = v
+        elif len(k) == 0:
+            return criteria
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Criteria for search does not exist")
     return criteria
diff --git a/pycue/tests/api_test.py b/pycue/tests/api_test.py
index b20acfff9..a69168c9d 100644
--- a/pycue/tests/api_test.py
+++ b/pycue/tests/api_test.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def testGetJobs(self, getStubMock):
             jobs=job_pb2.JobSeq(jobs=[job_pb2.Job(name=TEST_JOB_NAME)]))
         getStubMock.return_value = stubMock
 
-        jobsByShow = opencue.api.getJobs(show=[TEST_SHOW_NAME], all=True)
+        jobsByShow = opencue.api.getJobs(show=[TEST_SHOW_NAME])
 
         stubMock.GetJobs.assert_called_with(
             job_pb2.JobGetJobsRequest(