diff --git a/src/search.h b/src/search.h
index f292e5e681848746d3c55f374eb54e1667b518b3..1bfe610969a3c09a4136df3366648d91379d970f 100644
--- a/src/search.h
+++ b/src/search.h
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ struct Dht::Search {
             if (a.value->id == vid)
                 return a.value;
         }
+        return {};
     }
 
     bool cancelPut(Value::Id vid) {