diff --git a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorLookupController.cs b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorLookupController.cs
index d02669c97..17c4efaec 100644
--- a/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorLookupController.cs
+++ b/src/Readarr.Api.V1/Author/AuthorLookupController.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public AuthorLookupController(ISearchForNewAuthor searchProxy)
         }
 
         [HttpGet]
-        public object Search([FromQuery] string term)
+        public IEnumerable<SeriesResource> Search([FromQuery] string term)
         {
             var searchResults = _searchProxy.SearchForNewAuthor(term);
             return MapToResource(searchResults).ToList();