diff --git a/anatomy/views.py b/anatomy/views.py
index ff885b51..2972adb1 100644
--- a/anatomy/views.py
+++ b/anatomy/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django import forms
 # from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required, user_passes_test
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.core.exceptions import FieldError, PermissionDenied
 
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
 from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
@@ -1012,6 +1012,11 @@ class StructureAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
         qs = Structure.objects.all()
 
         if self.q:
-            qs = qs.filter(name__istartswith=self.q)
+            # This raises a fielderror which breaks creating a new item if not caught
+            try:
+                qs = qs.filter(name__istartswith=self.q)
+            except FieldError:
+                return Structure.objects.none()
+
 
         return qs