diff --git a/local/config/vufind/config.ini b/local/config/vufind/config.ini
index 24fe660d4e64aa656a8cbbc45280e6b18db48fa5..a82829020628cf1d8dbd75389a43bb4eaf965917 100644
--- a/local/config/vufind/config.ini
+++ b/local/config/vufind/config.ini
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ driver = Default
 ; Should we display hierarchy trees? (default = false)
 showTree = true
 ; "Search within trees" can be disabled here if set to "false" (default = true)
-search = true
+search = false
 ; You can limit the number of search results highlighted when searching the tree;
 ; a limit is recommended if you have large trees, as otherwise large numbers of
 ; results can cause performance problems.  If treeSearchLimit is -1 or not set,