diff --git a/apiserver/search.py b/apiserver/search.py
index 24f5a7a..7942a8d 100644
--- a/apiserver/search.py
+++ b/apiserver/search.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SEARCH_ENABLED = bool(settings.MEILI_URL)
 
 def meili_api(method, route, json=None, params=None, parse_json=True):
     try:
+        headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + settings.MEILI_API_KEY}
         r = method(settings.MEILI_URL + route, json=json, params=params, timeout=4)
         if r.status_code > 299:
             raise Exception('Bad response code ' + str(r.status_code))