diff --git a/pages/api/google.ts b/pages/api/google.ts
index ea81cd1..12024cb 100644
--- a/pages/api/google.ts
+++ b/pages/api/google.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse<any>) => {
       req.body as GoogleBody;
 
     const userMessage = messages[messages.length - 1];
+    const query = encodeURIComponent(userMessage.content.trim());
 
     const googleRes = await fetch(
       `https://customsearch.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1?key=${
         googleAPIKey ? googleAPIKey : process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY
       }&cx=${
         googleCSEId ? googleCSEId : process.env.GOOGLE_CSE_ID
-      }&q=${userMessage.content.trim()}&num=5`,
+      }&q=${query}&num=5`,
     );
 
     const googleData = await googleRes.json();
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ const handler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse<any>) => {
 
     res.status(200).json({ answer });
   } catch (error) {
-    return new Response('Error', { status: 500 });
+    console.error(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Error'})
   }
 };