diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 53c6d622..0014ffe2 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func GetLDAPError(packet *ber.Packet) error {
 					return &Error{
 						ResultCode: resultCode,
 						MatchedDN:  response.Children[1].Value.(string),
-						Err:        fmt.Errorf("%s", response.Children[2].Value.(string)),
+						Err:        fmt.Errorf("%v", response.Children[2].Value),
 						Packet:     packet,
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index b5550ba6..62be1054 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -579,9 +579,13 @@ func (l *Conn) Search(searchRequest *SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error) {
 				return result, ErrSizeLimitExceeded
 			}
 
+			attr := make([]*ber.Packet, 0)
+			if len(packet.Children[1].Children) > 1 {
+				attr = packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children
+			}
 			entry := &Entry{
 				DN:         packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string),
-				Attributes: unpackAttributes(packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children),
+				Attributes: unpackAttributes(attr),
 			}
 			result.Entries = append(result.Entries, entry)
 		case 5:
diff --git a/v3/error.go b/v3/error.go
index 53c6d622..0014ffe2 100644
--- a/v3/error.go
+++ b/v3/error.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func GetLDAPError(packet *ber.Packet) error {
 					return &Error{
 						ResultCode: resultCode,
 						MatchedDN:  response.Children[1].Value.(string),
-						Err:        fmt.Errorf("%s", response.Children[2].Value.(string)),
+						Err:        fmt.Errorf("%v", response.Children[2].Value),
 						Packet:     packet,
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/v3/search.go b/v3/search.go
index b5550ba6..62be1054 100644
--- a/v3/search.go
+++ b/v3/search.go
@@ -579,9 +579,13 @@ func (l *Conn) Search(searchRequest *SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error) {
 				return result, ErrSizeLimitExceeded
 			}
 
+			attr := make([]*ber.Packet, 0)
+			if len(packet.Children[1].Children) > 1 {
+				attr = packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children
+			}
 			entry := &Entry{
 				DN:         packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string),
-				Attributes: unpackAttributes(packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children),
+				Attributes: unpackAttributes(attr),
 			}
 			result.Entries = append(result.Entries, entry)
 		case 5: