@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def image_proxify(url):
263263def render(template_name, override_theme=None, **kwargs):
264264 blocked_engines = get_blocked_engines(engines, request.cookies)
265265
266− autocomplete = request.cookies.get('autocomplete')
266+ autocomplete = request.cookies.get('autocomplete', settings['search']['autocomplete'])
267267
268268 if autocomplete not in autocomplete_backends:
269269 autocomplete = None
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ def autocompleter():
491491 return '', 400
492492
493493 # run autocompleter
494− completer = autocomplete_backends.get(request.cookies.get('autocomplete'))
494+ completer = autocomplete_backends.get(request.cookies.get('autocomplete', settings['search']['autocomplete']))
495495
496496 # parse searx specific autocompleter results like !bang
497497 raw_results = searx_bang(query)