diff --git a/fbchat/_client.py b/fbchat/_client.py
index 59bad02..69358bd 100644
--- a/fbchat/_client.py
+++ b/fbchat/_client.py
@@ -828,6 +828,9 @@ class Client(object):
         )
         result = j["payload"]["search_snippets"][query]
 
+        if not result:
+            return {}
+
         if fetch_messages:
             search_method = self.searchForMessages
         else: