The value returned from the function is not of type query

I couldn't figure out why I got this error.  I have set default var query.  Please help.  If qLocal has records then return fine, but when qLocal records is empty will throw errors.  I've set a default.

<cffunction name="getName" access="public" returnType="query" output="false"
hint="This method returns a query.">
  <cfargument name="id_fk" required="no" default="0">
   <cfargument name="id2_fk" required="no" default="0">
 
  <cfset var qQuery = "">
   
   <cfquery name="qLocal" datasource="#db#">
         SELECT *
         FROM tbl
         WHERE id = <cfqueryPARAM value ="#id_fk#" CFSQLType ="CF_SQL_INTEGER"> AND id2 = <cfqueryPARAM value ="#id_fk2#" CFSQLType ="CF_SQL_INTEGER">
   </cfquery>

  <cfif qLocal.recordcount>
        <cfquery name="qQuery" datasource="db">                

          SELECT *

          FROM tbl2

          WHERE tbl2id = <cfqueryPARAM value ="#qLocal.id#" CFSQLType ="CF_SQL_INTEGER">

     </cfquery>

  </cfif>

  <cfreturn qQuery>
</cffunction>