diff --git a/apps/weather_status/lib/Service/WeatherStatusService.php b/apps/weather_status/lib/Service/WeatherStatusService.php
index da0ee855e857d..005b9b4df2fd8 100644
--- a/apps/weather_status/lib/Service/WeatherStatusService.php
+++ b/apps/weather_status/lib/Service/WeatherStatusService.php
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ private function searchForAddress(string $address): array {
 		];
 		$url = 'https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search';
 		$results = $this->requestJSON($url, $params);
+		if ($results['error'] !== null) {
+			return $results;
+		}
 		if (count($results) > 0) {
 			return $results[0];
 		}