diff --git a/basedosdados_api/api/v1/search_indexes.py b/basedosdados_api/api/v1/search_indexes.py
index 82952a4f..fc5f9051 100644
--- a/basedosdados_api/api/v1/search_indexes.py
+++ b/basedosdados_api/api/v1/search_indexes.py
@@ -64,20 +64,18 @@ def index_queryset(self, using=None):
 
     def prepare(self, obj):
         data = super().prepare(obj)
-        # table ids
-        table_ids = data.get("table_ids", [])
-        data["first_table_id"] = table_ids[0] if table_ids else ""
-        if table_ids:
+        if table_ids := data.get("table_ids", []):
+            published_tables = obj.tables.exclude(
+                status__slug__in=["under_review"]
+            )  # fmt: skip
             closed_tables = obj.tables.filter(is_closed=True).exclude(
                 status__slug__in=["under_review"]
             )
-            published_tables = obj.tables.exclude(
-                status__slug__in=[
-                    "under_review",
-                ]
-            )
-            data["n_closed_tables"] = closed_tables.count()
             data["n_tables"] = published_tables.count()
+            data["n_closed_tables"] = closed_tables.count()
+            data["first_table_id"] = table_ids[0]
+            if published_tables.first():
+                data["first_table_id"] = published_tables.first().id
 
         # organization
         organization_id = data.get("organization_id", "")
diff --git a/basedosdados_api/api/v1/views.py b/basedosdados_api/api/v1/views.py
index 79fcdeb7..dc98a3d1 100644
--- a/basedosdados_api/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/basedosdados_api/api/v1/views.py
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             cleaned_results["n_closed_tables"] = r.get("n_closed_tables") or 0
             if r.get("tables"):
                 if len(tables := r.get("tables")) > 0:
-                    cleaned_results["first_table_id"] = tables[0]["id"]
                     cleaned_results["n_tables"] = r.get("n_tables")
                     cleaned_results["n_open_tables"] = (
                         cleaned_results["n_tables"] - cleaned_results["n_closed_tables"]
                     )
+                    cleaned_results["first_table_id"] = r.get("first_table_id")
                     cleaned_results["first_closed_table_id"] = None
                     for table in tables:
                         if table["is_closed"]: