diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index 3ddc1589f3e..f441d3b91ae 100644
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ function data_generate_default_template(&$data, $template, $recordid=0, $form=fa
             $cell->attributes['class'] = 'controls';
             $table->data[] = new html_table_row(array($cell));
         } else if ($template == 'asearchtemplate') {
-            $row = new html_table_row(get_string('authorfirstname', 'data').': ', '##firstname##');
+            $row = new html_table_row(array(get_string('authorfirstname', 'data').': ', '##firstname##'));
             $row->attributes['class'] = 'searchcontrols';
             $table->data[] = $row;
-            $row = new html_table_row(get_string('authorlastname', 'data').': ', '##lastname##');
+            $row = new html_table_row(array(get_string('authorlastname', 'data').': ', '##lastname##'));
             $row->attributes['class'] = 'searchcontrols';
             $table->data[] = $row;
         }