diff --git a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
index 98cb8ed6..b9466863 100644
--- a/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
+++ b/apps/python-sdk/firecrawl/firecrawl.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FirecrawlApp:
         )
         if response.status_code == 200:
             response = response.json()
-            if response['success']:
+            if response['success'] and 'data' in response:
                 return response['data']
             else:
                 raise Exception(f'Failed to scrape URL. Error: {response["error"]}')
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class FirecrawlApp:
         )
         if response.status_code == 200:
             response = response.json()
-            if response['success'] == True:
+            if response['success'] and 'data' in response:
                 return response['data']
             else:
                 raise Exception(f'Failed to search. Error: {response["error"]}')