diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/reverse_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/reverse_controller.ex
index 13095c2e..4abe7560 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/reverse_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/search/reverse_controller.ex
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.Search.ReverseController do
   def create(conn, %{"image" => image_params}) do
     user = conn.assigns.current_user
 
-    images =
+    {images, total} =
       image_params
       |> Map.put("distance", conn.params["distance"])
       |> Map.put("limit", conn.params["limit"])
       |> DuplicateReports.execute_search_query()
       |> case do
         {:ok, images} ->
-          images
+          {images, images.total_entries}
 
         {:error, _changeset} ->
-          []
+          {[], 0}
       end
 
     interactions = Interactions.user_interactions(images, user)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.Search.ReverseController do
     |> put_view(PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.ImageView)
     |> render("index.json",
       images: images,
-      total: images.total_entries,
+      total: total,
       interactions: interactions
     )
   end