diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index f0903d3a16..064d5d77ff 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ async function enableDefaultPlugins() {
 
 	let defaultEnabled = [
 		'nodebb-plugin-composer-default',
+		'nodebb-plugin-dbsearch',
 		'nodebb-plugin-markdown',
 		'nodebb-plugin-mentions',
 		'nodebb-plugin-web-push',