diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/search.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/search.rb
index 25c602b124..c61f4576a1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/search.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/search.rb
@@ -108,15 +108,22 @@ module Homebrew
       $stderr.puts Formatter.headline("Searching taps on GitHub...", color: :blue)
     end
 
-    valid_dirnames = ["Formula", "HomebrewFormula", "Casks", "."].freeze
-    matches = GitHub.search_code(user: ["Homebrew", "caskroom"], filename: query, extension: "rb")
-
+    matches = begin
+      GitHub.search_code(
+        user: ["Homebrew", "caskroom"],
+        path: ["Formula", "HomebrewFormula", "Casks", "."],
+        filename: query,
+        extension: "rb",
+      )
+    rescue GitHub::Error => error
+      opoo "Error searching on GitHub: #{error}\n"
+      []
+    end
     matches.map do |match|
-      dirname, filename = File.split(match["path"])
-      next unless valid_dirnames.include?(dirname)
+      filename = File.basename(match["path"], ".rb")
       tap = Tap.fetch(match["repository"]["full_name"])
       next if tap.installed? && match["repository"]["owner"]["login"] != "caskroom"
-      "#{tap.name}/#{File.basename(filename, ".rb")}"
+      "#{tap.name}/#{filename}"
     end.compact
   end