diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorProfileMenuEngine.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     if ($is_view) {
       $selected_item = $this->selectViewItem($view_list, $item_id);
     } else {
-      if (!strlen($item_id)) {
+      if (!phutil_nonempty_scalar($item_id)) {
         $item_id = self::ITEM_MANAGE;
       }
       $selected_item = $this->selectEditItem($view_list, $item_id);