diff --git a/search/indexersplash.php b/search/indexersplash.php
index a21f56951ab..43755ae2412 100644
--- a/search/indexersplash.php
+++ b/search/indexersplash.php
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ require_once("$CFG->dirroot/search/lib.php");
         $navlinks[] = array('name' => $strsearch, 'link' => "index.php", 'type' => 'misc');
         $navlinks[] = array('name' => $strquery, 'link' => "stats.php", 'type' => 'misc');
         $navlinks[] = array('name' => get_string('runindexer','search'), 'link' => null, 'type' => 'misc');
-        if ($CFG->version <= 2007021541){ // 1.8 branch stable timestamp
+        // if ($CFG->version <= 2007021541){ // 1.8 branch stable timestamp NOT RELIABLE
+        if (!function_exists('build_navigation')){ // 1.8 branch stable timestamp
             $navigation = '';
         } else {
             $navigation = build_navigation($navlinks);
diff --git a/search/query.php b/search/query.php
index 50a222daeee..51058edb2af 100644
--- a/search/query.php
+++ b/search/query.php
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@
     $strsearch = get_string('search', 'search');
     $strquery  = get_string('enteryoursearchquery', 'search');
     
-    if ($CFG->version < 2007032200){
+//    if ($CFG->version < 2007032200){ NOT RELIABLE
+    if (!function_exists('build_navigation')){
         print_header("$site->shortname: $strsearch: $strquery", "$site->fullname",
                "<a href=\"index.php\">$strsearch</a> -> $strquery");
     } else {
diff --git a/search/stats.php b/search/stats.php
index 9e64c04cb60..8412241ef27 100644
--- a/search/stats.php
+++ b/search/stats.php
@@ -45,8 +45,16 @@ require_once("{$CFG->dirroot}/search/lib.php");
     $strsearch = get_string('search', 'search');
     $strquery  = get_string('statistics', 'search'); 
     
-    print_header("$site->shortname: $strsearch: $strquery", "$site->fullname",
-               "<a href=\"index.php\">$strsearch</a> -> $strquery");
+    if (!function_exists('build_navigation')){
+        print_header("$site->shortname: $strsearch: $strquery", "$site->fullname",
+                   "<a href=\"index.php\">$strsearch</a> -> $strquery");
+    } else {
+        $navlinks[] = array('name' => $strsearch, 'link' => "index.php", 'type' => 'misc');
+        $navlinks[] = array('name' => $strquery, 'link' => null, 'type' => 'misc');
+        $navigation = build_navigation($navlinks);
+        $site = get_site();
+        print_header("$strsearch", "$site->fullname" , $navigation, "", "", true, "&nbsp;", navmenu($site));
+    }
     
 /// keep things pretty, even if php5 isn't available