diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index f766a2ed9..de3fea2b9 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ async def chat_web_search_handler(
                 },
             }
         )
-        return
+        return form_data
 
     searchQuery = queries[0]