diff --git a/seahub/api2/endpoints/wiki2.py b/seahub/api2/endpoints/wiki2.py
index 83d1aadb47..85d41cc654 100644
--- a/seahub/api2/endpoints/wiki2.py
+++ b/seahub/api2/endpoints/wiki2.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Wikis2View(APIView):
 
         if not request.user.permissions.can_add_repo():
             return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, 'You do not have permission to create library.')
-        
+
         if not request.user.permissions.can_create_wiki():
             return api_error(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, 'You do not have permission to create wiki.')
 
@@ -1346,20 +1346,15 @@ class WikiSearch(APIView):
                 results = search_wikis(search_wiki, query, count)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(e)
-                results = []
-            finally:
-                return Response({"results": results})
+                return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Internal Server Error')
+            return Response({"results": results})
         elif HAS_FILE_SEASEARCH:
             try:
-                resp = ai_search_wikis(params)
-                if resp.status_code == 500:
-                    logger.error('search in wiki error status: %s body: %s', resp.status_code, resp.text)
-                    return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Internal Server Error')
-                resp_json = resp.json()
+                results, total = ai_search_wikis(params)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(e)
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Internal Server Error')
-            return Response(resp_json, resp.status_code)
+            return Response({"results": results})
 
 
 class WikiConvertView(APIView):
diff --git a/seahub/search/utils.py b/seahub/search/utils.py
index 1feadc4c18..65c973d7be 100644
--- a/seahub/search/utils.py
+++ b/seahub/search/utils.py
@@ -239,7 +239,12 @@ def ai_search_wikis(params):
     headers = {"Authorization": "Token %s" % token}
     url = urljoin(SEAFEVENTS_SERVER_URL, '/wiki-search')
     resp = requests.post(url, json=params, headers=headers)
-    return resp
+    if resp.status_code == 500:
+        raise Exception('search in wiki error status: %s body: %s', resp.status_code, resp.text)
+    resp_json = resp.json()
+    results = resp_json.get('results')
+    total = resp_json.get('total')
+    return results, total
 
 SEARCH_REPOS_LIMIT = 200
 RELATED_REPOS_PREFIX = 'RELATED_REPOS_'