diff --git a/internal/proxy/task_search.go b/internal/proxy/task_search.go
index 8850a50cbf..3e77d8e77f 100644
--- a/internal/proxy/task_search.go
+++ b/internal/proxy/task_search.go
@@ -606,10 +606,8 @@ func (t *searchTask) createLexicalHighlighter(highlighter *commonpb.Highlighter,
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		return h.initHighlightQueries(t)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return h.initHighlightQueries(t)
 }
 
 func (t *searchTask) addHighlightTask(highlighter *commonpb.Highlighter, metricType string, annsField int64, placeholder []byte, analyzerName string) error {