diff --git a/nostrdb/nostrdb.c b/nostrdb/nostrdb.c
index 93e03e66..535c619f 100644
--- a/nostrdb/nostrdb.c
+++ b/nostrdb/nostrdb.c
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@ int ndb_text_search(struct ndb_txn *txn, const char *query,
 
 			// reposition the cursor so we can continue
 			if (mdb_cursor_get(cursor, &k, &v, MDB_SET_RANGE))
-				return 0;
+				break;
 
 			op = order_op;
 		} else {