diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-searx b/src/freedombone-app-searx
index 8d4460f1..440ff0fd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-searx
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-searx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function reconfigure_searx {
 function create_searx_config {
     settings_file=${SEARX_PATH}/searx/searx/settings.yml
 
-    SEARX_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(echo /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_searx/hostname)
+    SEARX_ONION_HOSTNAME=$(cat /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_searx/hostname)
     SEARX_SECRET_KEY=$(get_completion_param "searx key")
 
     echo 'general:' > $settings_file