diff --git a/app/services/searxng_service.py b/app/services/searxng_service.py
index 85e3a69..3667244 100644
--- a/app/services/searxng_service.py
+++ b/app/services/searxng_service.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ async def search(
                 },
                 headers={
                     "Accept": "application/json",
+                    "X-Forwarded-For": "127.0.0.1",
+                    "X-Real-IP": "127.0.0.1",
                 },
             )
             response.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/searxng/settings.yml b/searxng/settings.yml
index 954cb99..b7200e5 100644
--- a/searxng/settings.yml
+++ b/searxng/settings.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ server:
   image_proxy: false
   port: 8080
   bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
+  method: "GET"
+
+# Disable bot detection for internal API use
+redis:
+  url: false
 
 search:
   safe_search: 0