diff --git a/api/app/clients/tools/util/fileSearch.js b/api/app/clients/tools/util/fileSearch.js
index 01e6384c9..da61de7f0 100644
--- a/api/app/clients/tools/util/fileSearch.js
+++ b/api/app/clients/tools/util/fileSearch.js
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ const createFileSearchTool = async ({ userId, files, entity_id, fileCitations =
   return tool(
     async ({ query }) => {
       if (files.length === 0) {
-        return 'No files to search. Instruct the user to add files for the search.';
+        return ['No files to search. Instruct the user to add files for the search.', {}];
       }
       const jwtToken = generateShortLivedToken(userId);
       if (!jwtToken) {
-        return 'There was an error authenticating the file search request.';
+        return ['There was an error authenticating the file search request.', {}];
       }
 
       /**
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const createFileSearchTool = async ({ userId, files, entity_id, fileCitations =
       const validResults = results.filter((result) => result !== null);
 
       if (validResults.length === 0) {
-        return 'No results found or errors occurred while searching the files.';
+        return ['No results found or errors occurred while searching the files.', {}];
       }
 
       const formattedResults = validResults