diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
index 238479864f88..2a97539032d5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ in
         ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/searx-run";
       } // optionalAttrs (cfg.environmentFile != null)
         { EnvironmentFile = builtins.toPath cfg.environmentFile; };
-      environment.SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH = cfg.settingsFile;
+      environment = {
+        SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH = cfg.settingsFile;
+        SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH = cfg.settingsFile;
+      };
     };
 
     systemd.services.uwsgi = mkIf (cfg.runInUwsgi)