diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 429fe0e0a..e7fb9d596 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ engines:
 
   - name: github
     engine: github
+    categories: [it, repos, code]
     shortcut: gh
 
     # This a Gitea service. If you would like to use a different instance,