diff --git a/appview/indexer/issues/indexer.go b/appview/indexer/issues/indexer.go
index 0da7d3cf..3df3ef69 100644
--- a/appview/indexer/issues/indexer.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/issues/indexer.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (ix *Indexer) Search(ctx context.Context, opts models.IssueSearchOptions) (
 	searchReq := bleve.NewSearchRequestOptions(indexerQuery, opts.Page.Limit, opts.Page.Offset, false)
 	res, err := ix.indexer.SearchInContext(ctx, searchReq)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	ret := &SearchResult{
 		Total: res.Total,
diff --git a/appview/indexer/pulls/indexer.go b/appview/indexer/pulls/indexer.go
index beb79e47..59d07b1a 100644
--- a/appview/indexer/pulls/indexer.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/pulls/indexer.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (ix *Indexer) Search(ctx context.Context, opts models.PullSearchOptions) (*
 	searchReq := bleve.NewSearchRequestOptions(indexerQuery, limit, opts.Page.Offset, false)
 	res, err := ix.indexer.SearchInContext(ctx, searchReq)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	ret := &searchResult{
 		Total: res.Total,
diff --git a/appview/indexer/repos/indexer.go b/appview/indexer/repos/indexer.go
index b34fade4..815a0f8d 100644
--- a/appview/indexer/repos/indexer.go
+++ b/appview/indexer/repos/indexer.go
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func (ix *Indexer) Search(ctx context.Context, opts models.RepoSearchOptions) (*
 
 	res, err := ix.indexer.SearchInContext(ctx, searchReq)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	ret := &SearchResult{
 		Total:    res.Total,