diff --git a/searx/query.py b/searx/query.py
index cd2b3f423..e491284f0 100644
--- a/searx/query.py
+++ b/searx/query.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Query(object):
         self.query_parts = []
         self.engines = []
         self.languages = []
+        self.specific = False
 
     # parse query, if tags are set, which
     # change the serch engine or search-language
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class Query(object):
                         break
 
             # this force a engine or category
-            if query_part[0] == '!':
+            if query_part[0] == '!' or query_part[0] == '?':
                 prefix = query_part[1:].replace('_', ' ')
 
                 # check if prefix is equal with engine shortcut
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ class Query(object):
                                         for engine in categories[prefix]
                                         if engine not in self.blocked_engines)
 
+            if query_part[0] == '!':
+                self.specific = True
+
             # append query part to query_part list
             self.query_parts.append(query_part)
 
diff --git a/searx/search.py b/searx/search.py
index f58b6167c..427da3bab 100644
--- a/searx/search.py
+++ b/searx/search.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class Search(object):
 
         # if engines are calculated from query,
         # set categories by using that informations
-        if self.engines:
+        if self.engines and query_obj.specific:
             self.categories = list(set(engine['category']
                                        for engine in self.engines))