diff --git a/src/helpers/gemini.helper.ts b/src/helpers/gemini.helper.ts
index bfe853e..52b5e9f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/gemini.helper.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/gemini.helper.ts
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ export const parseFindQuery = async (query: string): Promise<FindQuery>  => {
     }
   });
 
+  console.log("response from gemini", response.text());
+
   const parsedResponse = JSON.parse(response.text()) as FindQuery;
   const cleanedResponse = {
     ...parsedResponse
   };
+  
   return removeNullOrUndefinedProperties(cleanedResponse) as any as FindQuery;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/api/find/search.ts b/src/pages/api/find/search.ts
index 471bc40..2d9f34a 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/find/search.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/find/search.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import { and, eq, inArray } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
 
 export default async function search(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
-  const { query } = req.body;
-  const currentUser = await getCurrentUser(req);  
-  const parsedQuery = await parseFindQuery(query as string);
-  const { personIds } = parsedQuery;
-  const url = ENV.IMMICH_URL + "/api/search/smart";
+  try {
+    const { query } = req.body;
+    const currentUser = await getCurrentUser(req);  
+    const parsedQuery = await parseFindQuery(query as string);
+    const { personIds } = parsedQuery;
+    const url = ENV.IMMICH_URL + "/api/search/smart";
 
   let dbPeople: Person[] = [];
   if (personIds) {
@@ -59,5 +60,9 @@ export default async function search(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse)
   }).catch(err => {
     res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
   });
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    console.error(err);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to parse query" });
+  }
 
 }
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