diff --git a/source/de/anomic/search/SearchEvent.java b/source/de/anomic/search/SearchEvent.java
index c9eb76b9e..c9afc0ea0 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/search/SearchEvent.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/search/SearchEvent.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public final class SearchEvent {
         boolean remote = (query.domType == QueryParams.SEARCHDOM_GLOBALDHT) || (query.domType == QueryParams.SEARCHDOM_CLUSTERALL);
         if (remote && peers.sizeConnected() == 0) remote = false;
         final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        if (remote) {
+        if (remote) {
         	// initialize a ranking process that is the target for data
         	// that is generated concurrently from local and global search threads
             this.rankingProcess = new RankingProcess(this.query, this.order, max_results_preparation);
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ public final class SearchEvent {
                     (query.domType == QueryParams.SEARCHDOM_GLOBALDHT) ? null : preselectedPeerHashes,
                     burstRobinsonPercent,
                     burstMultiwordPercent);
-            Log.logFine("SEARCH_EVENT", "STARTING " + this.primarySearchThreads.length + " THREADS TO CATCH EACH " + remote_maxcount + " URLs");
             if (this.primarySearchThreads != null) {
+                Log.logFine("SEARCH_EVENT", "STARTING " + this.primarySearchThreads.length + " THREADS TO CATCH EACH " + remote_maxcount + " URLs");
                 this.rankingProcess.moreFeeders(this.primarySearchThreads.length);
                 EventTracker.update(EventTracker.EClass.SEARCH, new ProfilingGraph.searchEvent(query.id(true), Type.REMOTESEARCH_START, "", this.primarySearchThreads.length, System.currentTimeMillis() - timer), false);
                 // finished searching