diff --git a/apps/searxng/docker-compose.yml b/apps/searxng/docker-compose.yml
index 899a7791..2158c547 100644
--- a/apps/searxng/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/searxng/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - ${APP_PORT}:8080
     environment:
       - BIND_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0:8080
-      - BASE_URL=https://`${APP_DOMAIN}/
+      - BASE_URL=${APP_PROTOCOL:-http}://${APP_DOMAIN}/
     labels:
       traefik.enable: ${APP_EXPOSED}
       traefik.http.routers.searxng.rule: Host(`${APP_DOMAIN}`)