diff --git a/actions/searx b/actions/searx
index 770fcc410..b6e41796f 100755
--- a/actions/searx
+++ b/actions/searx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def subcommand_setup(_):
     _generate_secret_key(settings)
     _set_title(settings)
     _set_timeout(settings)
+    write_settings(settings)
 
     action_utils.service_restart('uwsgi')
 
diff --git a/data/etc/apache2/conf-available/searx-freedombox.conf b/data/etc/apache2/conf-available/searx-freedombox.conf
index 24a1b723e..f9cde7c7c 100644
--- a/data/etc/apache2/conf-available/searx-freedombox.conf
+++ b/data/etc/apache2/conf-available/searx-freedombox.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# This exclusion rule is to allow Searx to be added as a search engine in Firefox.
+<Location ~ "/searx/(opensearch.xml|static/themes/oscar/img/favicon.png)">
+    Satisfy Any
+    Allow from all
+    AuthType None
+    Require all granted
+    ProxyPass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/searx/socket|uwsgi://uwsgi-uds-searx/
+</Location>
+
+
 <Location /searx/>
     Include includes/freedombox-single-sign-on.conf
 
@@ -7,4 +17,3 @@
 
     ProxyPass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/searx/socket|uwsgi://uwsgi-uds-searx/
 </Location>
-