diff --git a/hypha/VERSION b/hypha/VERSION
index 333bdfb4..af51f642 100644
--- a/hypha/VERSION
+++ b/hypha/VERSION
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.20.39.post1"
+    "version": "0.20.39.post2"
 }
diff --git a/hypha/artifact.py b/hypha/artifact.py
index 2bff8e85..103c2fc9 100644
--- a/hypha/artifact.py
+++ b/hypha/artifact.py
@@ -1816,10 +1816,9 @@ async def list_children(
                     await session.commit()
 
                 return results
+        
         except Exception as e:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"An error occurred while executing the search query: {str(e)}"
-            )
+            raise e
         finally:
             await session.close()