diff --git a/core/components/archivist/elements/snippets/snippet.getarchives.php b/core/components/archivist/elements/snippets/snippet.getarchives.php
index a1c5339..aff94e3 100644
--- a/core/components/archivist/elements/snippets/snippet.getarchives.php
+++ b/core/components/archivist/elements/snippets/snippet.getarchives.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 }
 
 /* get filter by year, month, and/or day. Sanitize to prevent injection. */
-$where = $modx->getOption('where',$scriptProperties,false);
+$where = $modx->getOption('where',$scriptProperties,"[]");
 $where = is_array($where) ? $where : $modx->fromJSON($where);
 $parameters = $modx->request->getParameters();
 
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@
 } else {
     return 'You must have getResources downloaded and installed to use this snippet.';
 }
-return $output;
\ No newline at end of file
+return $output;