diff --git a/.config/ags/modules/overview/searchbuttons.js b/.config/ags/modules/overview/searchbuttons.js
index 8fb40a23a..e90957d14 100644
--- a/.config/ags/modules/overview/searchbuttons.js
+++ b/.config/ags/modules/overview/searchbuttons.js
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ export const CustomCommandButton = ({ text = '' }) => searchItem({
 
 export const SearchButton = ({ text = '' }) => searchItem({
     materialIconName: 'travel_explore',
-    name: 'Search Google',
+    name: 'Search the web',
     actionName: 'Go',
     content: `${text}`,
     onActivate: () => {
         App.closeWindow('overview');
-        execAsync(['bash', '-c', `xdg-open 'https://www.google.com/search?q=${text} ${['', ...userOptions.search.excludedSites].join(' -site:')}' &`]).catch(print);
+        execAsync(['bash', '-c', `xdg-open '${userOptions.search.engineBaseUrl}${text} ${['', ...userOptions.search.excludedSites].join(' -site:')}' &`]).catch(print);
     },
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.config/ags/modules/overview/windowcontent.js b/.config/ags/modules/overview/windowcontent.js
index 179739a7e..606c7c4eb 100644
--- a/.config/ags/modules/overview/windowcontent.js
+++ b/.config/ags/modules/overview/windowcontent.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const SearchAndWindows = () => {
 
             else {
                 App.closeWindow('overview');
-                execAsync(['bash', '-c', `xdg-open 'https://www.google.com/search?q=${text} ${['', ...userOptions.search.excludedSites].join(' -site:')}' &`]).catch(print);
+                execAsync(['bash', '-c', `xdg-open '${userOptions.search.engineBaseUrl}${text} ${['', ...userOptions.search.excludedSites].join(' -site:')}' &`]).catch(print);
             }
         },
         onChange: (entry) => { // this is when you type
diff --git a/.config/ags/user_options.js b/.config/ags/user_options.js
index 68fed973e..943de4686 100644
--- a/.config/ags/user_options.js
+++ b/.config/ags/user_options.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ let userConfigOptions = {
         'wsNumMarginScale': 0.07,
     },
     'search': {
+        'engineBaseUrl': 'https://www.google.com/search?q=',
         'excludedSites': ['quora.com'],
     },
     'weather': {