diff --git a/searx/plugins/__init__.py b/searx/plugins/__init__.py
index 8ece94358..758c669bf 100644
--- a/searx/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class PluginStore:
 
 plugins = PluginStore()
 
+plugins.register('./query_strings.py')
 
 def plugin_module_names():
     yield_plugins = set()