diff --git a/cmd/server/tests/search_unified_test.go b/cmd/server/tests/search_unified_test.go
index 9670189..f47849b 100644
--- a/cmd/server/tests/search_unified_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server/tests/search_unified_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func TestUnifiedSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		setup.Server.Config.Handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
 
 		// library_id is now optional - searches all libraries when omitted
-		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code, "Should allow searching without library_id")
+		// Returns 404 when no results match the search query
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Code, "Should return 404 when no results found")
 	})
 }