diff --git a/modules/hm/gui/default.nix b/modules/hm/gui/default.nix
index 4833619..0e0bdf2 100644
--- a/modules/hm/gui/default.nix
+++ b/modules/hm/gui/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ in
         enable = true;
         profiles."${config.home.username}" = {
           search = {
+            force = true; # firefox replaces the search settings, force replace them back
             engines =
               let
                 queryParam = name: value: { inherit name value; };