diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
index 4fcb29de089..66e934ac0b3 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActors.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
       const SKIP = []
       const filtered = results.flatMap((did) => {
         const actor = actors[did]
+        if (!actor) return SKIP
         if (actor.viewer?.blocking || actor.viewer?.blockedBy) return SKIP
         return actor
       })
diff --git a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
index 9c09a54ac7e..ff674edf898 100644
--- a/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
+++ b/packages/bsky/src/api/app/bsky/actor/searchActorsTypeahead.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default function (server: Server, ctx: AppContext) {
       const SKIP = []
       const filtered = results.flatMap((did) => {
         const actor = actors[did]
+        if (!actor) return SKIP
         if (actor.viewer?.blocking || actor.viewer?.blockedBy) return SKIP
         return actor
       })