diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-searx b/src/freedombone-app-searx
index 070aaa2d..a5de0ae9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-searx
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-searx
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ function remove_searx {
     remove_completion_param install_searx
     sed -i '/Search engine /d' $COMPLETION_FILE
     sed -i '/searx /d' $COMPLETION_FILE
+    update_default_search_engine
 }
 
 function install_searx {