diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py b/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
index 982ccc6f1..1fb4b322e 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/processing/process.py
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ from langchain.chains.base import Chain
 from langchain.schema import AgentAction, Document
 from langchain.vectorstores.base import VectorStore
 from langchain_core.runnables.base import Runnable
-from loguru import logger
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-from langflow.components.custom_components import CustomComponent
+from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component import CustomComponent
 from langflow.interface.run import build_sorted_vertices, get_memory_key, update_memory_keys
 from langflow.services.deps import get_session_service
+from loguru import logger
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 def fix_memory_inputs(langchain_object):
@@ -119,42 +118,64 @@ def process_inputs(inputs: Optional[dict], artifacts: Dict[str, Any]) -> dict:
     return inputs
 
 
-async def generate_result(langchain_object: Union[Chain, VectorStore, Runnable], inputs: Union[dict, List[dict]]):
-    if isinstance(langchain_object, Chain):
+async def process_runnable(runnable: Runnable, inputs: Union[dict, List[dict]]):
+    if isinstance(inputs, List) and hasattr(runnable, "abatch"):
+        result = await runnable.abatch(inputs)
+    elif isinstance(inputs, dict) and hasattr(runnable, "ainvoke"):
+        result = await runnable.ainvoke(inputs)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Runnable {runnable} does not support inputs of type {type(inputs)}")
+    return result
+
+
+async def process_inputs_dict(built_object: Union[Chain, VectorStore, Runnable], inputs: dict):
+    if isinstance(built_object, Chain):
         if inputs is None:
             raise ValueError("Inputs must be provided for a Chain")
         logger.debug("Generating result and thought")
-        result = get_result_and_thought(langchain_object, inputs)
+        result = get_result_and_thought(built_object, inputs)
 
         logger.debug("Generated result and thought")
-    elif isinstance(langchain_object, VectorStore):
-        result = langchain_object.search(**inputs)
-    elif isinstance(langchain_object, Document):
-        result = langchain_object.dict()
-    elif isinstance(langchain_object, Runnable):
-        # Define call_method as a coroutine function
-        # by default
-        if isinstance(inputs, List) and hasattr(langchain_object, "abatch"):
-            call_method = langchain_object.abatch
-        elif isinstance(inputs, dict) and hasattr(langchain_object, "ainvoke"):
-            call_method = langchain_object.ainvoke
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Inputs must be provided for a Runnable")
-        result = await call_method(inputs)
+    elif isinstance(built_object, VectorStore) and "query" in inputs:
+        if isinstance(inputs, dict) and "search_type" not in inputs:
+            inputs["search_type"] = "similarity"
+            logger.info("search_type not provided, using default value: similarity")
+        result = built_object.search(**inputs)
+    elif isinstance(built_object, Document):
+        result = built_object.dict()
+    elif isinstance(built_object, Runnable):
+        result = await process_runnable(built_object, inputs)
         if isinstance(result, list):
             result = [r.content if hasattr(r, "content") else r for r in result]
         elif hasattr(result, "content"):
             result = result.content
         else:
             result = result
-    elif hasattr(langchain_object, "run") and isinstance(langchain_object, CustomComponent):
-        result = langchain_object.run(inputs)
-
+    elif hasattr(built_object, "run") and isinstance(built_object, CustomComponent):
+        result = built_object.run(inputs)
     else:
-        logger.warning(f"Unknown langchain_object type: {type(langchain_object)}")
-        if isinstance(langchain_object, Coroutine):
-            result = asyncio.run(langchain_object)
-        result = langchain_object
+        result = None
+
+    return result
+
+
+async def process_inputs_list(built_object: Runnable, inputs: List[dict]):
+    return await process_runnable(built_object, inputs)
+
+
+async def generate_result(built_object: Union[Chain, VectorStore, Runnable], inputs: Union[dict, List[dict]]):
+    if isinstance(inputs, dict):
+        result = await process_inputs_dict(built_object, inputs)
+    elif isinstance(inputs, List) and isinstance(built_object, Runnable):
+        result = await process_inputs_list(built_object, inputs)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid inputs type: {type(inputs)}")
+
+    if result is None:
+        logger.warning(f"Unknown built_object type: {type(built_object)}")
+        if isinstance(built_object, Coroutine):
+            result = asyncio.run(built_object)
+        result = built_object
 
     return result