diff --git a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesAwardController.php b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesAwardController.php
--- a/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesAwardController.php
+++ b/src/applications/badges/controller/PhabricatorBadgesAwardController.php
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
 
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       $badge_phids = $request->getArr('badgePHIDs');
-      $badges = id(new PhabricatorBadgesQuery())
-        ->setViewer($viewer)
-        ->withPHIDs($badge_phids)
-        ->requireCapabilities(
-          array(
-            PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
-            PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
-          ))
-        ->execute();
-      if (!$badges) {
-        return new Aphront404Response();
+      $badges = array();
+      if (!empty($badge_phids)) {
+        $badges = id(new PhabricatorBadgesQuery())
+          ->setViewer($viewer)
+          ->withPHIDs($badge_phids)
+          ->requireCapabilities(
+            array(
+              PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
+              PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW,
+            ))
+          ->execute();
       }
       $award_phids = array($user->getPHID());