diff --git a/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg b/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf87717
Binary files /dev/null and b/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-searx b/src/freedombone-app-searx
index b8a8e41a..7e7969f3 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-searx
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-searx
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ searx_variables=(SEARX_REPO
                  MY_USERNAME
                  SYSTEM_TYPE)
 
+function searx_set_default_background {
+    if [ -f ~/freedombone/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg ]; then
+        cp ~/freedombone/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg /etc/searx/searx/static/themes/courgette/img/bg-body-index.jpg
+    else
+        if [ -f /home/$MY_USERNAME/freedombone/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg ]; then
+            cp /home/$MY_USERNAME/freedombone/img/backgrounds/searx.jpg /etc/searx/searx/static/themes/courgette/img/bg-body-index.jpg
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
 function remove_user_friendica {
     remove_username="$1"
 
@@ -613,7 +623,8 @@ function create_searx_config {
 }
 
 function upgrade_searx {
-    set_repo_commit $SEARX_PATH/searx "Search engine commit" "$SEARX_COMMIT" $SEARX_REPO
+    set_repo_commit $SEARX_PATH/searx "searx commit" "$SEARX_COMMIT" $SEARX_REPO
+    searx_set_default_background
 }
 
 function backup_local_searx {
@@ -769,6 +780,8 @@ function install_searx {
 
     create_searx_config
 
+    searx_set_default_background
+
     chown -R searx:searx ${SEARX_PATH}/searx
 
     # enable the site
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
index a8706581..ecda5675 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function install_gnusocial_default_background {
         cp ~/freedombone/img/backgrounds/${gnusocial_type}.jpg /var/www/${domain_name}/htdocs/static/bg.jpg
     else
         if [ -f /home/$MY_USERNAME/freedombone/img/backgrounds/${gnusocial_type}.jpg ]; then
-            cp /home/$MY_USERNAME/freedombone/img/backgrounds${gnusocial_type}.jpg /var/www/${domain_name}/htdocs/static/bg.jpg
+            cp /home/$MY_USERNAME/freedombone/img/backgrounds/${gnusocial_type}.jpg /var/www/${domain_name}/htdocs/static/bg.jpg
         fi
     fi
 }