2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/services/SearchService.ts b/src/services/SearchService.ts
index 7b97f9a7..672c1ec6 100644
--- a/src/services/SearchService.ts
+++ b/src/services/SearchService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
+import {ProfilePreviewType} from '../types';
 
 export const loadSearchResults = async (url: string) => {
   try {
@@ -11,12 +12,14 @@ export const loadSearchResults = async (url: string) => {
     });
     const {status} = response;
     if (status === 200) {
-      const searchResults = await response.json();
+      const searchResults: {
+        users: ProfilePreviewType[];
+      } = await response.json();
       return searchResults;
     }
   } catch (error) {
     console.log(error);
-    throw error;
+    return undefined;
   }
-  return {};
+  return undefined;
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/search.ts b/src/utils/search.ts
index 789acbc3..c3246c41 100644
--- a/src/utils/search.ts
+++ b/src/utils/search.ts
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ export const loadTaggUserSuggestions = async (): Promise<
   ProfilePreviewType[]
 > => {
   const searchResults = await loadSearchResults(`${SEARCH_ENDPOINT_SUGGESTED}`);
-  return searchResults?.users;
+  return searchResults ? searchResults.users : [];
 };