diff --git a/crewai_tools/tools/brave_search_tool/brave_search_tool.py b/crewai_tools/tools/brave_search_tool/brave_search_tool.py
index 1f96d452..96e501d4 100644
--- a/crewai_tools/tools/brave_search_tool/brave_search_tool.py
+++ b/crewai_tools/tools/brave_search_tool/brave_search_tool.py
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def _run(
             response.raise_for_status()  # Handle non-200 responses
             results = response.json()
 
+            string = []
             if "web" in results:
                 results = results["web"]["results"]
-                string = []
                 for result in results:
                     try:
                         string.append(