diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 4dd499a36..45077ef8f 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1602,7 +1602,8 @@ engines:
     # Or you can use the html non-stable engine, activated by default
     engine: wolframalpha_noapi
     timeout: 6.0
-    categories: []
+    disabled: true
+    categories: general
 
   - name: dictzone
     engine: dictzone