diff --git a/src/collection_manager.cpp b/src/collection_manager.cpp
index 3231475a..f42d356a 100644
--- a/src/collection_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/collection_manager.cpp
@@ -952,6 +952,10 @@ Option<bool> CollectionManager::do_search(std::map<std::string, std::string>& re
         per_page = 0;
     }
 
+    if(!req_params[PAGE].empty() && page == 0 && offset == UINT32_MAX) {
+        return Option<bool>(422, "Parameter `page` must be an integer of value greater than 0.");
+    }
+
     if(req_params[PAGE].empty() && req_params[OFFSET].empty()) {
         page = 1;
     }
diff --git a/test/collection_test.cpp b/test/collection_test.cpp
index f9e842ab..c8b768a8 100644
--- a/test/collection_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_test.cpp
@@ -1058,7 +1058,6 @@ TEST_F(CollectionTest, KeywordQueryReturnsResultsBasedOnPerPageParam) {
                                 FREQUENCY, {true}, 1000, empty, empty, 10);
     ASSERT_FALSE(res_op.ok());
     ASSERT_EQ(422, res_op.code());
-    ASSERT_STREQ("Page must be an integer of value greater than 0.", res_op.error().c_str());
 
     // do pagination
 
@@ -3031,7 +3030,6 @@ TEST_F(CollectionTest, WildcardQueryReturnsResultsBasedOnPerPageParam) {
                                      FREQUENCY, {false}, 1000, empty, empty, 10);
     ASSERT_FALSE(res_op.ok());
     ASSERT_EQ(422, res_op.code());
-    ASSERT_STREQ("Page must be an integer of value greater than 0.", res_op.error().c_str());
 
     // do pagination
 
diff --git a/test/core_api_utils_test.cpp b/test/core_api_utils_test.cpp
index 1bf5a88b..362ef643 100644
--- a/test/core_api_utils_test.cpp
+++ b/test/core_api_utils_test.cpp
@@ -733,6 +733,23 @@ TEST_F(CoreAPIUtilsTest, SearchPagination) {
     results = nlohmann::json::parse(res->body)["results"][0];
     ASSERT_EQ(400, results["code"].get<size_t>());
     ASSERT_EQ("Parameter `offset` must be an unsigned integer.", results["error"].get<std::string>());
+
+    // when page is 0 and no offset is sent
+    search.clear();
+    req->params.clear();
+    body["searches"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+    search["collection"] = "coll1";
+    search["q"] = "title";
+    search["page"] = "0";
+    search["query_by"] = "name";
+    search["sort_by"] = "points:desc";
+    body["searches"].push_back(search);
+    req->body = body.dump();
+
+    post_multi_search(req, res);
+    results = nlohmann::json::parse(res->body)["results"][0];
+    ASSERT_EQ(422, results["code"].get<size_t>());
+    ASSERT_EQ("Parameter `page` must be an integer of value greater than 0.", results["error"].get<std::string>());
 }
 
 TEST_F(CoreAPIUtilsTest, ExportWithFilter) {