diff --git a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/api_views.py
index 045db66fa7..faf5c323db 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/api_views.py
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ class APISearchView(SearchModelMixin, generics.ListAPIView):
         return queryset
 
     def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return None
+        if self.get_search_model_name():
+            return super(APISearchView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            return None
 
 
 class APIAdvancedSearchView(SearchModelMixin, generics.ListAPIView):
@@ -93,7 +96,10 @@ class APIAdvancedSearchView(SearchModelMixin, generics.ListAPIView):
         return queryset
 
     def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return None
+        if self.get_search_model_name():
+            return super(APISearchView, self).get_serializer(*args, **kwargs)
+        else:
+            return None
 
 
 class APISearchModelList(generics.ListAPIView):
diff --git a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/mixins.py b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/mixins.py
index 631fa219ac..225adf104c 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/mixins.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/dynamic_search/mixins.py
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ from .classes import SearchModel
 
 
 class SearchModelMixin(object):
+    def get_search_model_name(self):
+        return self.kwargs.get('search_model')
+
     def get_search_model(self):
         try:
-            return SearchModel.get(self.kwargs['search_model'])
+            return SearchModel.get(self.get_search_model_name())
         except KeyError as exception:
             raise Http404(force_text(exception))