diff --git a/graphrag/query/structured_search/global_search/search.py b/graphrag/query/structured_search/global_search/search.py
index 3b52ecbd8c..1aa32cf1e6 100644
--- a/graphrag/query/structured_search/global_search/search.py
+++ b/graphrag/query/structured_search/global_search/search.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
+import re
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
@@ -229,7 +230,15 @@ def parse_search_response(self, search_response: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         list[dict[str, Any]]
             A list of key points, each key point is a dictionary with "answer" and "score" keys
         """
-        parsed_elements = json.loads(search_response)["points"]
+        json_match = re.search(r"\{.*\}", search_response, re.DOTALL)
+
+        if not json_match:
+            msg = "No JSON object found in search response"
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+
+        json_str = json_match.group(0)
+
+        parsed_elements = json.loads(json_str)["points"]
         return [
             {
                 "answer": element["description"],