diff --git a/classes/ComicPressStoryline.inc b/classes/ComicPressStoryline.inc
index 2a4a64a..2ec3b00 100644
--- a/classes/ComicPressStoryline.inc
+++ b/classes/ComicPressStoryline.inc
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ class ComicPressStoryline {
     sort($this->_category_search);
     return $this;
   }
+
+  function end_search() {
+    $result = $this->_category_search;
+    $this->_category_search = array();
+    return $result;
+  }
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/test/ComicPressStorylineTest.php b/test/ComicPressStorylineTest.php
index c412a3e..f34bae6 100644
--- a/test/ComicPressStorylineTest.php
+++ b/test/ComicPressStorylineTest.php
@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ class ComicPressStorylineTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
     $this->assertEquals(array(5, 6), $css->_category_search);
   }
 
+  function testEndSearch() {
+    $this->css->_category_search = array(1,2,3);
+    $this->assertEquals(array(1,2,3), $this->css->end_search());
+    $this->assertEquals(array(), $this->css->_category_search);
+  }
 }
 
 ?>
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