diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 81e7a6da8bb0e0414b1e4dbf1f2d919d3573a15f..6ad41c10d9d8cb38b08d844765a9bd777acbc081 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ for title, _ in titles.values():
 def suggest():
     """Serve movie title suggestions"""
     query = request.args.get("q")
-    if not query:
-        return {}
+    results = []
+
+    if query:
+        results = index.search(query)
 
-    results = index.search(query)
     return {
         "suggestions": results[:100]
     }