diff --git a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
--- a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
+++ b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
             qCWarning(RUNNER_APPSTREAM) << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << error;
             warnedOnce = true;
         }
-        return QList<AppStream::Component>();
     }
 
     return m_db.search(query);