diff --git a/application/controllers/Search.php b/application/controllers/Search.php
index 99c34f94..3ef1f1f6 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Search.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Search.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Search extends CI_Controller {
         parent::__construct();
 
         $this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
-        if($this->config->item('public_search') != TRUE) {
+        if($this->optionslib->get_option('global_search') != "true") {
             $this->load->model('user_model');
             if(!$this->user_model->authorize(2)) { $this->session->set_flashdata('notice', 'You\'re not allowed to do that!'); redirect('dashboard'); }
         }
diff --git a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
index 2ff3a70d..abfe91fc 100644
--- a/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
+++ b/application/views/interface_assets/header.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         <?php } ?>
     </ul>
 
-     <?php if($this->config->item('public_search') == TRUE || $this->session->userdata('user_type') >= 2) { ?>
+     <?php if($this->optionslib->get_option('global_search') != "false" || $this->session->userdata('user_type') >= 2) { ?>
 		<form method="post" action="<?php echo site_url('search'); ?>" class="form-inline">
 		<input class="form-control mr-sm-2" id="nav-bar-search-input" type="search" name="callsign" placeholder="Search Callsign" aria-label="Search">