diff --git a/searx/engines/loc.py b/searx/engines/loc.py
index 5f58eb3dc..927800061 100644
--- a/searx/engines/loc.py
+++ b/searx/engines/loc.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ categories = ['images']
 paging = True
 
 endpoint = 'photos'
-base_url = 'https://loc.gov'
+base_url = 'https://www.loc.gov'
 search_string = "/{endpoint}/?sp={page}&{query}&fo=json"