diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 209adea4..859564bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
 version = "0.11.9"
-source = "git+https://github.com/niuhuan/reqwest?branch=dns-resolver-fn#57b7cf4feb921573dfafad7d34b9ac6e44ead0bd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/timokoesters/reqwest?rev=57b7cf4feb921573dfafad7d34b9ac6e44ead0bd#57b7cf4feb921573dfafad7d34b9ac6e44ead0bd"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.0",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aac840b5..fb861380 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ rand = "0.8.4"
 # Used to hash passwords
 rust-argon2 = "0.8.3"
 # Used to send requests
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls", "socks"], git = "https://github.com/niuhuan/reqwest", branch = "dns-resolver-fn" }
+reqwest = { default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls", "socks"], git = "https://github.com/timokoesters/reqwest", rev = "57b7cf4feb921573dfafad7d34b9ac6e44ead0bd" }
 # Used for conduit::Error type
 thiserror = "1.0.28"
 # Used to generate thumbnails for images
diff --git a/src/client_server/search.rs b/src/client_server/search.rs
index 59c9480a..f492292c 100644
--- a/src/client_server/search.rs
+++ b/src/client_server/search.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ pub async fn search_events_route(
             ));
         }
 
-        let search = db
+        if let Some(search) = db
             .rooms
-            .search_pdus(&room_id, &search_criteria.search_term)?;
-
-        searches.push(search.0.peekable());
+            .search_pdus(&room_id, &search_criteria.search_term)?
+        {
+            searches.push(search.0.peekable());
+        }
     }
 
     let skip = match body.next_batch.as_ref().map(|s| s.parse()) {
diff --git a/src/database/rooms.rs b/src/database/rooms.rs
index 2c271d16..0abd2e79 100644
--- a/src/database/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/database/rooms.rs
@@ -2771,7 +2771,7 @@ impl Rooms {
         &'a self,
         room_id: &RoomId,
         search_string: &str,
-    ) -> Result<(impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>> + 'a, Vec<String>)> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<(impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>> + 'a, Vec<String>)>> {
         let prefix = self
             .get_shortroomid(room_id)?
             .expect("room exists")
@@ -2799,19 +2799,20 @@ impl Rooms {
                 .map(|(key, _)| key[key.len() - size_of::<u64>()..].to_vec())
         });
 
-        Ok((
-            utils::common_elements(iterators, |a, b| {
-                // We compare b with a because we reversed the iterator earlier
-                b.cmp(a)
-            })
-            .unwrap()
-            .map(move |id| {
-                let mut pduid = prefix_clone.clone();
-                pduid.extend_from_slice(&id);
-                pduid
-            }),
-            words,
-        ))
+        Ok(utils::common_elements(iterators, |a, b| {
+            // We compare b with a because we reversed the iterator earlier
+            b.cmp(a)
+        })
+        .map(|iter| {
+            (
+                iter.map(move |id| {
+                    let mut pduid = prefix_clone.clone();
+                    pduid.extend_from_slice(&id);
+                    pduid
+                }),
+                words,
+            )
+        }))
     }
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]