diff --git a/caldav/objects.py b/caldav/objects.py
index b2f84461..6226dac3 100644
--- a/caldav/objects.py
+++ b/caldav/objects.py
@@ -1220,6 +1220,13 @@ def search(
                 xml, comp_class, props=props
             )
 
+        for o in objects:
+            ## This would not be needed if the servers would follow the standard ...
+            o.load(only_if_unloaded=True)
+
+        ## Google sometimes returns empty objects
+        objects = [o for o in objects if o.has_component()]
+
         if kwargs.get("expand", False):
             ## expand can only be used together with start and end.
             ## Error checking is done in build_search_xml_query.  If
@@ -1229,13 +1236,6 @@ def search(
             start = kwargs["start"]
             end = kwargs["end"]
 
-            for o in objects:
-                ## This would not be needed if the servers would follow the standard ...
-                o.load(only_if_unloaded=True)
-
-            ## Google sometimes returns empty objects
-            objects = [o for o in objects if o.icalendar_component]
-
             for o in objects:
                 component = o.icalendar_component
                 if component is None:
@@ -1248,9 +1248,6 @@ def search(
                 objects = []
                 for o in objects_:
                     objects.extend(o.split_expanded())
-        else:
-            ## Google sometimes returns empty objects
-            objects = [o for o in objects if o.icalendar_component]
 
         def sort_key_func(x):
             ret = []
@@ -2122,6 +2119,8 @@ def _get_icalendar_component(self, assert_one=False):
         See also https://github.com/python-caldav/caldav/issues/232
         """
         self.load(only_if_unloaded=True)
+        if not self.icalendar_instance:
+            return None
         ret = [
             x
             for x in self.icalendar_instance.subcomponents
@@ -2530,6 +2529,17 @@ def is_loaded(self):
             self._data or self._vobject_instance or self._icalendar_instance
         ) and self.data.count("BEGIN:") > 1
 
+    def has_component(self):
+        return (
+            self._data
+            or self._vobject_instance
+            or (self._icalendar_instance and self.icalendar_component)
+        ) and self.data.count("BEGIN:VEVENT") + self.data.count(
+            "BEGIN:VTODO"
+        ) + self.data.count(
+            "BEGIN:VJOURNAL"
+        ) > 0
+
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return "%s: %s" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.url)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_caldav_unit.py b/tests/test_caldav_unit.py
index 4efff154..572920f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_caldav_unit.py
+++ b/tests/test_caldav_unit.py
@@ -350,12 +350,14 @@ def testAbsoluteURL(self):
             "http://cal.example.com/home/bernard/calendars/"
         )
 
-    @mock.patch("caldav.objects.CalendarObjectResource.is_loaded")
-    def testDateSearch(self, mocked):
+    def _load(self, only_if_unloaded=True):
+        self.data = todo6
+
+    @mock.patch("caldav.objects.CalendarObjectResource.load", new=_load)
+    def testDateSearch(self):
         """
         ## ref https://github.com/python-caldav/caldav/issues/133
         """
-        mocked.__bool__ = lambda self: True
         xml = """<xml><multistatus xmlns="DAV:">
 <response>
     <href>/principals/calendar/home@petroski.example.com/963/43B060B3-A023-48ED-B9E7-6FFD38D5073E.ics</href>