diff --git a/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
index 08dae49cc..b4025aee9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repository_rows_controller.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class RepositoryRowsController < ApplicationController
     @all_rows_count = datatable_service.all_count
     @columns_mappings = datatable_service.mappings
     @repository_rows = datatable_service.repository_rows
-                                        .where(archived: params[:archived])
+                                        .where(archived: (params[:archived] || false))
                                         .preload(:repository_columns,
                                                  :created_by,
                                                  repository_cells: @repository.cell_preload_includes)