diff --git a/privfrontends/compose/searxng/extras.conf.j2 b/privfrontends/compose/searxng/extras.conf.j2
index 0887616..8bbddc4 100644
--- a/privfrontends/compose/searxng/extras.conf.j2
+++ b/privfrontends/compose/searxng/extras.conf.j2
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ server:
   limiter: false # can be disabled for a private instance
   image_proxy: true
   method: "GET"
+  public_instance: true
 ui:
   static_use_hash: false
   query_in_title: true