diff --git a/include/ajax.search.php b/include/ajax.search.php
index 3f78b93f1d2269db20852740362aee0931418bf4..8d596e4fe7b3bee867c0f14b170617a7c7fb1cde 100644
--- a/include/ajax.search.php
+++ b/include/ajax.search.php
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ class SearchAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
         if (!$search->update($_POST, $errors)
             || !$search->save()
         ) {
-            return $this->_tryAgain($search, $form, $errors);
+            $this->_tryAgain($search, $form, $errors);
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (false === $this->_setupSearch($search, $form)) {