diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
index b73f255eb9dd..10dc27da7009 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ in
             disable-logging = true;
             http = ":8080";                   # serve via HTTP...
             socket = "/run/searx/searx.sock"; # ...or UNIX socket
+            chmod-socket = "660";             # allow the searx group to read/write to the socket
           }
         '';
         description = ''
@@ -220,7 +221,12 @@ in
         lazy-apps = true;
         enable-threads = true;
         module = "searx.webapp";
-        env = [ "SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH=${cfg.settingsFile}" ];
+        env = [
+          "SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH=${cfg.settingsFile}"
+          # searxng compatiblity https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/1519
+          "SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH=${cfg.settingsFile}"
+        ];
+        buffer-size = 32768;
         pythonPackages = self: [ cfg.package ];
       } // cfg.uwsgiConfig;
     };