diff --git a/src/components/search/AutocompleteSearch.tsx b/src/components/search/AutocompleteSearch.tsx
index 733f2c5c..ea287385 100644
--- a/src/components/search/AutocompleteSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/AutocompleteSearch.tsx
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ export function AutocompleteSearch({
         case 'company':
           const companyType = (searchResult.data as any)?.company_type;
           const companySlug = searchResult.slug;
-          const companyId = searchResult.id;
           
           if (companyType && companySlug) {
             switch (companyType) {
@@ -174,23 +173,17 @@ export function AutocompleteSearch({
                 navigate(`/designers/${companySlug}`);
                 break;
               default:
-                if (companyId) {
-                  navigate(`/companies/${companyId}`);
-                } else {
-                  toast({
-                    title: "Navigation Error",
-                    description: "Unable to navigate to this company. Missing company identifier.",
-                    variant: "destructive",
-                  });
-                  navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchResult.title)}`);
-                }
+                toast({
+                  title: "Unknown Company Type",
+                  description: `Unable to navigate to this company type. Showing search results instead.`,
+                  variant: "default",
+                });
+                navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchResult.title)}`);
             }
-          } else if (companyId) {
-            navigate(`/companies/${companyId}`);
           } else {
             toast({
               title: "Navigation Error",
-              description: "Unable to navigate to this company. Missing company identifier.",
+              description: "Unable to navigate to this company. Missing required information.",
               variant: "destructive",
             });
             navigate(`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchResult.title)}`);