diff --git a/engine/search.go b/engine/search.go
index d59a51119..79988493c 100644
--- a/engine/search.go
+++ b/engine/search.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (s search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (*Results, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	res := make(Results, len(resp))
+	res := make(Results, 0, len(resp))
 	for _, id := range resp {
 		a, err := s.artistRepo.Get(id)
 		if criticalError("Artist", id, err) {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s search) SearchAlbum(q string, offset int, size int) (*Results, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	res := make(Results, len(resp))
+	res := make(Results, 0, len(resp))
 	for _, id := range resp {
 		al, err := s.albumRepo.Get(id)
 		if criticalError("Album", id, err) {