diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index dc5935d28c..211e1fe1b9 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -1909,6 +1909,12 @@ sub searchResults {
     my $lang   = $xslfile ? C4::Languages::getlanguage()  : undef;
     my $sysxml = $xslfile ? C4::XSLT::get_xslt_sysprefs() : undef;
 
+    my $userenv = C4::Context->userenv;
+    my $patron  = ( defined $userenv and $userenv->{number} )
+                    ? Koha::Patrons->find( $userenv->{number} )
+                    : undef;
+    my $patron_category_hide_lost_items = ($patron) ? $patron->category->hidelostitems : 0;
+
     # loop through all of the records we've retrieved
     for ( my $i = $offset ; $i <= $times - 1 ; $i++ ) {
 
@@ -2095,11 +2101,8 @@ sub searchResults {
 
 			my $prefix = $item->{$hbranch} . '--' . $item->{location} . $item->{itype} . $item->{itemcallnumber};
 # For each grouping of items (onloan, available, unavailable), we build a key to store relevant info about that item
-            my $userenv = C4::Context->userenv;
             if ( $item->{onloan}
-                && $userenv
-                && $userenv->{number}
-                && !( Koha::Patrons->find($userenv->{number})->category->hidelostitems && $item->{itemlost} ) )
+                and !( $patron_category_hide_lost_items and $item->{itemlost} ) )
             {
                 $onloan_count++;
                 my $key = $prefix . $item->{onloan} . $item->{barcode};