diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
index c0d6cd63036d..6f541d8a3b38 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ python3.pkgs.toPythonModule (python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/searxng/searxng";
     description = "A fork of Searx, a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine";
     license = licenses.agpl3Plus;
+    mainProgram = "searxng-run";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ SuperSandro2000 _999eagle ];
   };
 })