diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
index f98f9f4cb1..1a8ee84705 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ pub trait SearchBackend: Send + Sync {
         info: &SearchRequest,
         redis: &RedisPool,
     ) -> Result<SearchResults, ApiError> {
-        let mut results = self.search_for_project_raw(info).await?;
+        let mut results = self.search_for_project_raw(info).await.map_err(
+            |error| match error {
+                ApiError::Request(error) => ApiError::Internal(error),
+                error => error,
+            },
+        )?;
         hydrate_search_results(&mut results.hits, redis)
             .await
             .map_err(ApiError::Internal)?;