diff --git a/backend/apps/rag/main.py b/backend/apps/rag/main.py
index 3923eb459..97cf9977b 100644
--- a/backend/apps/rag/main.py
+++ b/backend/apps/rag/main.py
@@ -556,7 +556,14 @@ def resolve_hostname(hostname):
 @app.post("/websearch")
 def store_websearch(form_data: SearchForm, user=Depends(get_current_user)):
     try:
-        web_results = search_web(form_data.query)
+        try:
+            web_results = search_web(form_data.query)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.exception(e)
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                detail=ERROR_MESSAGES.WEB_SEARCH_ERROR,
+            )
         urls = [result.link for result in web_results]
         loader = get_web_loader(urls)
         data = loader.load()
diff --git a/backend/constants.py b/backend/constants.py
index 3fdf506fa..d30f2b9f6 100644
--- a/backend/constants.py
+++ b/backend/constants.py
@@ -75,3 +75,7 @@ class ERROR_MESSAGES(str, Enum):
     INVALID_URL = (
         "Oops! The URL you provided is invalid. Please double-check and try again."
     )
+
+    WEB_SEARCH_ERROR = (
+        "Oops! Something went wrong while searching the web. Please try again later."
+    )