diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsymbolsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsymbolsupport.cpp
index a813e3c8959..50675238e79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsymbolsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientsymbolsupport.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void SymbolSupport::handleRenameResponse(Core::SearchResult *search,
         search->setSearchAgainEnabled(false);
         search->finishSearch(false);
     } else {
-        search->finishSearch(true);
+        search->finishSearch(error.has_value());
     }
 }