diff --git a/src/ElasticEngine.php b/src/ElasticEngine.php
index ca3d1a6..4cd2af2 100755
--- a/src/ElasticEngine.php
+++ b/src/ElasticEngine.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public function map(Builder $builder, $results, $model)
      */
     public function getTotalCount($results)
     {
-        return $results['hits']['total']['value'];
+        return $results['hits']['total']['value'] ?? 0;
     }
 
     /**