From 61ddb720d76c2c80259534483b44503f8cdc9c0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cohee <18619528+Cohee1207@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:09:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Improve backward compatibility if `preferences` are not
 passed

---
 src/endpoints/search.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/endpoints/search.js b/src/endpoints/search.js
index 87152b3d6..e29e53008 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/search.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/search.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ router.post('/searxng', jsonParser, async (request, response) => {
         const searchUrl = new URL('/search', baseUrl);
         const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
         searchParams.append('q', query);
-        if (preferences.length > 0) {
+        if (preferences) {
             searchParams.append('preferences', preferences);
         }
         searchUrl.search = searchParams.toString();