diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Controllers/ContentPickerController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Controllers/ContentPickerController.cs
index e33dadef5..81fac7e3d 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Controllers/ContentPickerController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Search/Controllers/ContentPickerController.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Search.Controllers {
             }
 
             var list = Services.New.List();
-            foreach (var contentItem in searchHits.Select(searchHit => Services.ContentManager.Get(searchHit.ContentItemId))) {
+            foreach (var contentItem in Services.ContentManager.GetMany<IContent>(searchHits.Select(x => x.ContentItemId), VersionOptions.Published, QueryHints.Empty)) {
                 // ignore search results which content item has been removed or unpublished
                 if (contentItem == null) {
                     searchHits.TotalItemCount--;