diff --git a/src/services/youtube-api.ts b/src/services/youtube-api.ts
index 6d8c798..944d4d8 100644
--- a/src/services/youtube-api.ts
+++ b/src/services/youtube-api.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default class {
   }
 
   async search(query: string, shouldSplitChapters: boolean): Promise<SongMetadata[]> {
-    const {items} = await this.ytsrQueue.add<ytsr.VideoResult>(async () => this.cache.wrap(
+    const {items}: ytsr.VideoResult | void = await this.ytsrQueue.add<ytsr.VideoResult>(async () => this.cache.wrap(
       ytsr,
       query,
       {
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ export default class {
       },
     ));
 
+    if (!items) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
     let firstVideo: Video | undefined;
 
     for (const item of items) {