diff --git a/resolvers/reader.py b/resolvers/reader.py
index e3738cbe..d72326f3 100644
--- a/resolvers/reader.py
+++ b/resolvers/reader.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ async def load_shouts_search(_, _info, text, limit=50, offset=0):
                 shout_id = str(shout_id)
                 scores[shout_id] = sr.get("score")
                 hits_ids.append(shout_id)
-        shouts = local_session().execute(query_shouts()).unique()
+        [shouts] = local_session().execute(query_shouts())
         for shout in shouts:
             shout.score = scores[f"{shout.id}"]
         shouts.sort(key=lambda x: x.score, reverse=True)