diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-search b/src/freedombone-utils-search
index 9d652893feca91249b0d20886f7d5341d382f3aa..285e4a56bdd42a5d0ec530469b148cb1091a3c40 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-search
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-search
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ EOF
     create_searx_config
     searx_set_default_background
 
+    if [ ! -f "${SEARX_PATH}/searx" ]; then
+        echo $'Failed to install search'
+        return
+    fi
+
     if [ "$rootdir" ]; then
         chroot "$rootdir" chown -R searx:searx "${SEARX_PATH}/searx"
         chroot "$rootdir" systemctl enable searx.service