diff --git a/src/search/indexing/local_import.rs b/src/search/indexing/local_import.rs
index 8b8729248..85a5906e4 100644
--- a/src/search/indexing/local_import.rs
+++ b/src/search/indexing/local_import.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub async fn index_local(pool: PgPool) -> Result<Vec<UploadSearchMod>, IndexingE
                 date_modified: mod_data.updated,
                 modified_timestamp: mod_data.updated.timestamp(),
                 latest_version,
-                license: license.short,
+                license: Some(license.short),
                 client_side: client_side.to_string(),
                 server_side: server_side.to_string(),
                 host: Cow::Borrowed("modrinth"),
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ pub async fn query_one(
         date_modified: mod_data.updated,
         modified_timestamp: mod_data.updated.timestamp(),
         latest_version,
-        license: license.short,
+        license: Some(license.short),
         client_side: client_side.to_string(),
         server_side: server_side.to_string(),
         host: Cow::Borrowed("modrinth"),
diff --git a/src/search/mod.rs b/src/search/mod.rs
index 44612265e..1096474db 100644
--- a/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub struct UploadSearchMod {
     pub icon_url: String,
     pub author_url: String,
     pub latest_version: Cow<'static, str>,
-    pub license: String,
+    pub license: Option<String>,
     pub client_side: String,
     pub server_side: String,
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub struct ResultSearchMod {
     /// RFC 3339 formatted modification date of the mod
     pub date_modified: String,
     pub latest_version: String,
-    pub license: String,
+    pub license: Option<String>,
     pub client_side: String,
     pub server_side: String,