diff --git a/searx/engines/google_images.py b/searx/engines/google_images.py
index c1fadb19f..bb7209ca6 100755
--- a/searx/engines/google_images.py
+++ b/searx/engines/google_images.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ def response(resp):
     global base_url
     results = []
     search_res = loads(resp.text)
-    if 'responseData' not in search_res:
+    if not search_res.get('responseData'):
         return []
-    if 'results' not in search_res['responseData'] and search_res['responseData']['results']:
+    if not search_res['responseData'].get('results'):
         return []
     for result in search_res['responseData']['results']:
         url = result['originalContextUrl']