diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 81025d653..7b62d2a51 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ search:
   # remove format to deny access, use lower case.
   # formats: [html, csv, json, rss]
   formats:
-    - html
+    - json
 
 server:
   # If you change port, bind_address or base_url don't forget to rebuild
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index d9ca3941c..130eba74b 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ def search():
     if output_format not in OUTPUT_FORMATS:
         output_format = 'html'
 
-    if output_format not in settings['search']['formats']:
-        flask.abort(403)
+    # if output_format not in settings['search']['formats']:
+    #     flask.abort(403)
 
     # check if there is query (not None and not an empty string)
     if not request.form.get('q'):