diff --git a/server/api/themoviedb.ts b/server/api/themoviedb.ts
index 6f87823b6..120306b22 100644
--- a/server/api/themoviedb.ts
+++ b/server/api/themoviedb.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import axios, { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
+import logger from '../logger';
 
 export const ANIME_KEYWORD_ID = 210024;
 
@@ -374,7 +375,16 @@ class TheMovieDb {
 
       return response.data;
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(`[TMDB] Failed to search multi: ${e.message}`);
+      logger.error('Failed to search multi', {
+        label: 'TMDB',
+        errorMessage: e.message,
+      });
+      return {
+        page: 1,
+        results: [],
+        total_pages: 1,
+        total_results: 0,
+      };
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchInput.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchInput.ts
index b761928dd..21cfd9831 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearchInput.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchInput.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,20 @@ import type { Nullable } from '../utils/typeHelpers';
 
 type Url = string | UrlObject;
 
+const extraEncodes: [RegExp, string][] = [
+  [/\(/g, '%28'],
+  [/\)/g, '%29'],
+  [/!/g, '%21'],
+];
+
 const encodeURIExtraParams = (string: string): string => {
-  return encodeURIComponent(string).replace(/!/g, '%21');
+  let finalString = encodeURIComponent(string);
+
+  extraEncodes.forEach((encode) => {
+    finalString = finalString.replace(encode[0], encode[1]);
+  });
+
+  return finalString;
 };
 
 interface SearchObject {