diff --git a/web/pages/api/unsplash.ts b/web/pages/api/unsplash.ts
index 693fecc1c5f..11acb2096fd 100644
--- a/web/pages/api/unsplash.ts
+++ b/web/pages/api/unsplash.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,23 @@ import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 const unsplashKey = process.env.UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY;
 
 export default async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
-  const { query, page, per_page = 20 } = req.query;
+  try {
+    const { query, page, per_page = 20 } = req.query;
 
-  const url = query
-    ? `https://api.unsplash.com/search/photos/?client_id=${unsplashKey}&query=${query}&page=${page}&per_page=${per_page}`
-    : `https://api.unsplash.com/photos/?client_id=${unsplashKey}&page=${page}&per_page=${per_page}`;
+    const url = query
+      ? `https://api.unsplash.com/search/photos/?client_id=${unsplashKey}&query=${query}&page=${page}&per_page=${per_page}`
+      : `https://api.unsplash.com/photos/?client_id=${unsplashKey}&page=${page}&per_page=${per_page}`;
 
-  const response = await axios({
-    method: "GET",
-    url,
-    headers: {
-      "Content-Type": "application/json",
-    },
-  });
+    const response = await axios({
+      method: "GET",
+      url,
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+    });
 
-  res.status(200).json(response);
+    res.status(200).json(response?.data);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch unsplash", error });
+  }
 }