diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/search.cr b/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
index c256d156..5f9bf5e0 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/search.cr
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Search
 
       begin
         search_query, count, videos, operators = process_search_query(query, page, user, region: region)
+      rescue ex : ChannelSearchException
+        return error_template(404, "Unable to find channel with id of '#{ex.channel}'. Are you sure that's an actual channel id? It will look like 'UC4QobU6STFB0P71PMvOGN5A'.")
       rescue ex
         return error_template(500, ex)
       end
diff --git a/src/invidious/search.cr b/src/invidious/search.cr
index 5b824307..0f6dc6eb 100644
--- a/src/invidious/search.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/search.cr
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class ChannelSearchException < InfoException
-  def initialize(channel : String)
-    super "Unable to find channel with id of '#{channel}'. Are you sure that's an actual channel id?"
+  getter channel : String
+
+  def initialize(@channel)
   end
 end