diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 1df7dd44b..711775982 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Search, module: Pleroma.Activity.Search
 
-config :pleroma, Pleroma.Search.Meilisearch, url: "http://127.0.0.1:7700/"
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Search.Meilisearch, url: "http://127.0.0.1:7700/", private_key: nil
 
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.