From 849e17e4317fc514d2834bf2d71b594fe6072fea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tommaso Colella <tommasocolella95@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 08:35:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [fix] 360search: improve empty results set management and
 increase engine timeout (#6058)

---
 searx/engines/360search.py | 4 ++++
 searx/settings.yml         | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/searx/engines/360search.py b/searx/engines/360search.py
index 5aad7eb9f..900d59082 100644
--- a/searx/engines/360search.py
+++ b/searx/engines/360search.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ def request(query, params):
 
 
 def response(resp):
+    # sometimes 360search returns empty response when called from non-chinese ips
+    if not resp.text or not resp.text.strip():
+        return []
+
     dom = html.fromstring(resp.text)
     results = []
 
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index a73f6af86..6fe0cd1a8 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ engines:
   - name: 360search
     engine: 360search
     shortcut: 360so
-    timeout: 10.0
+    timeout: 20.0
     disabled: true
 
   - name: 360search videos