diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 9973d8bd6..7a4d5df74 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  - fixed #11584: Errors on checkout when payment problems occur
  - fixed #11582: Registering with a .mobi email address
  - fixed #11580: Date not populated for Story Archive RSS feed
+ - fixed #11587: Thingy, no fields and undefined statement handles
 
 7.9.5
  - Asset->www_copy now has a progress bar
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index 3716f52e2..fb13b64ae 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -3357,18 +3357,20 @@ sequenceNumber');
     WebGUI::Cache->new($self->session,"query_".$thingId)->set($query,30*60);
 
     $paginatePage = $self->session->form->param('pn') || 1;
-    $currentUrl = $self->session->url->append($currentUrl, "orderBy=".$orderBy) if $orderBy;
-    
+    $currentUrl   = $self->session->url->append($currentUrl, "orderBy=".$orderBy) if $orderBy;
+
     $p = WebGUI::Paginator->new($self->session,$currentUrl,$thingProperties->{thingsPerPage}, undef, $paginatePage);
 
-    my $sth = $self->session->db->read($query) if ! $noFields;
     my @visibleResults;
-    while (my $result = $sth->hashRef){
-        if ($self->canViewThingData($thingId,$result->{thingDataId})){
-            push(@visibleResults,$result);
+    if (! $noFields) {
+        my $sth = $self->session->db->read($query) if ! $noFields;
+        while (my $result = $sth->hashRef){
+            if ($self->canViewThingData($thingId,$result->{thingDataId})){
+                push(@visibleResults,$result);
+            }
         }
     }
-    $p->setDataByArrayRef(\@visibleResults) if ! $noFields;
+    $p->setDataByArrayRef(\@visibleResults);
 
     $searchResults = $p->getPageData($paginatePage);
     foreach my $searchResult (@$searchResults){