diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bb045e..f6ac8dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <div align="center">
  <h1> <img src="https://www.freepnglogos.com/uploads/linkedin-logo-design-30.png" width="80px"><br/>LinkedIn Jobs API</h1>
- <a href="https://itsvg.in" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Creator-Vishwa%20Gaurav-blue?style=plastic"/></a> 
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/linkedin-jobs-api?label=%20&style=plastic"/>
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/linkedin-jobs-api?style=plastic">
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/snyk/vulnerabilities/github/VishwaGauravIn/linkedin-jobs-api?style=plastic"/>
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-brightgreen?style=plastic"/>
- <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/VishwaGauravIn/linkedin-jobs-api?logo=github&style=plastic">
+ <a href="https://itsvg.in" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Creator-Vishwa%20Gaurav-blue"/></a> 
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/linkedin-jobs-api?label=%20"/>
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/linkedin-jobs-api">
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/snyk/vulnerabilities/github/VishwaGauravIn/linkedin-jobs-api"/>
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v3-brightgreen"/>
+ <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/VishwaGauravIn/linkedin-jobs-api?logo=github">
 </div>
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 065a4b1..70eb7ee 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ function Query(queryObj) {
   this.host = queryObj.host || "www.linkedin.com";
 
   //api handles strings with spaces by replacing the values with %20
-  this.keyword = queryObj.keyword.replace(" ", "+") || "";
-  this.location = queryObj.location.replace(" ", "+") || "";
+  this.keyword = queryObj.keyword?.replace(" ", "+") || "";
+  this.location = queryObj.location?.replace(" ", "+") || "";
   this.dateSincePosted = queryObj.dateSincePosted || "";
   this.jobType = queryObj.jobType || "";
   this.remoteFilter = queryObj.remoteFilter || "";