diff --git a/judgments/feeds.py b/judgments/feeds.py
index 050ea47e8..8af3b3f11 100644
--- a/judgments/feeds.py
+++ b/judgments/feeds.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from caselawclient.client_helpers.search_helpers import (
     search_judgments_and_parse_response,
 )
+from caselawclient.responses.search_response import SearchResponse
 from caselawclient.responses.search_result import SearchResult
 from caselawclient.search_parameters import SearchParameters
 from django.contrib.syndication.views import Feed
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ def render_html(self, request):
 
         search = self.get_object(request)
 
-        search_response = search.get("search_response")
+        search_response: SearchResponse = search.get("search_response", {})
 
         context["search_results"] = search_response.results