1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index de8585d..a7533ce 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var memo = require('asyncmemo')
 var lru = require('lrucache')
 var pkg = require('../package')
 var u = require('./util')
+var pull = require('pull-stream')
 
 var Serve = require('./serve')
 var Render = require('./render')
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ App.prototype.unboxMsg = function (msg, cb) {
 }
 
 App.prototype.search = function (opts) {
-  return this.sbot.fulltext.search(opts)
+  var search = this.sbot.fulltext && this.sbot.fulltext.search
+  if (!search) return pull.error(new Error('Missing fulltext search plugin'))
+  return search(opts)
 }
 
 App.prototype.getMsgDecrypted = function (key, cb) {