diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
index fa0613508..5e076fa4f 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ext {
     appName = 'Tachiyomi: MangaDex'
     pkgNameSuffix = 'all.mangadex'
     extClass = '.MangadexFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 71
+    extVersionCode = 72
     libVersion = '1.2'
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
index a6963a64e..c7bc416d1 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/Mangadex.kt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ abstract class Mangadex(
         return clientBuilder()
     }
 
-    private lateinit var groupSearch: String
+    private var groupSearch = ""
 
     override fun searchMangaRequest(page: Int, query: String, filters: FilterList): Request {
         val genresToInclude = mutableListOf<String>()