diff --git a/server/v2/cometbft/query.go b/server/v2/cometbft/query.go
index 0bdb9e40f06..ac8e0927bd8 100644
--- a/server/v2/cometbft/query.go
+++ b/server/v2/cometbft/query.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func (c *consensus[T]) handleQueryP2P(path []string) (*abci.QueryResponse, error
 				return c.idPeerFilter(arg)
 			}
 		}
+		return &abci.QueryResponse{}, nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, errorsmod.Wrap(cometerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "expected second parameter to be 'filter'")