diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 0a1a9ee7f..93edc8f72 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ async def chat_web_search_handler(
                     },
                 }
             )
+
             files = form_data.get("files", [])
+
             if request.app.state.config.RAG_WEB_SEARCH_FULL_CONTEXT:
                 files.append(
                     {