diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/api/artist/facade/ArtistFacade.java b/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/api/artist/facade/ArtistFacade.java
index 3cc2c60..fb2dfc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/api/artist/facade/ArtistFacade.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/api/artist/facade/ArtistFacade.java
@@ -18,17 +18,14 @@ public class ArtistFacade {
 
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public SearchArtistDTO searchByKeyword(final Long userId, final String keyword) {
-        Optional<ConfetiArtist> confetiArtist = spotifyAPIHandler.findArtistsByKeyword(keyword);
+        ConfetiArtist confetiArtist = spotifyAPIHandler.findArtistsByKeyword(keyword);
 
         boolean isFavorite = false;
 
-        if (confetiArtist.isPresent() && userId != null) {
-            isFavorite = artistFavoriteService.isFavorite(userId, confetiArtist.get().getArtistId());
+        if (userId != null) {
+            isFavorite = artistFavoriteService.isFavorite(userId, confetiArtist.getArtistId());
         }
 
-        return SearchArtistDTO.from(
-                confetiArtist.orElse(ConfetiArtist.empty()),
-                isFavorite
-        );
+        return SearchArtistDTO.from(confetiArtist, isFavorite);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/global/util/artistsearcher/SpotifyAPIHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/global/util/artistsearcher/SpotifyAPIHandler.java
index 243ab87..30ae651 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/global/util/artistsearcher/SpotifyAPIHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sopt/confeti/global/util/artistsearcher/SpotifyAPIHandler.java
@@ -54,18 +54,13 @@ public void init() {
         refreshCount = REFRESH_INIT_VALUE;
     }
 
-    public Optional<ConfetiArtist> findArtistsByKeyword(final String keyword) {
-        Optional<Artist> searchedArtist = searchArtistByKeyword(keyword);
-
-        if (searchedArtist.isEmpty()) {
-            return Optional.empty();
-        }
-
-        Artist artist = searchedArtist.get();
+    public ConfetiArtist findArtistsByKeyword(final String keyword) {
+        Artist artist = searchArtistByKeyword(keyword)
+                .orElseThrow(
+                        () -> new ConfetiException(ErrorMessage.NOT_FOUND)
+                );
 
-        return Optional.of(
-                ConfetiArtist.toConfetiArtist(artist, findLatestReleaseAt(artist.getId()))
-        );
+        return ConfetiArtist.toConfetiArtist(artist, findLatestReleaseAt(artist.getId()));
     }
 
     public Optional<ConfetiArtist> findArtistByArtistId(final String artistId) {