diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Base/Options.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Base/Options.php
index 66067027688a719ed594480b3999ba092ef2d71c..9e30bf8e117dcb271d21d8ead18bdfae22004d98 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Base/Options.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Base/Options.php
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ abstract class Options implements TranslatorAwareInterface
      */
     protected $autocompleteEnabled = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Configuration file to read global settings from
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $mainIni = 'config';
+
     /**
      * Configuration file to read search settings from
      *
@@ -405,6 +412,17 @@ abstract class Options implements TranslatorAwareInterface
         return $this->facetsIni;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the ini file used for loading primary settings in this
+     * object.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getMainIni()
+    {
+        return $this->mainIni;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the name of the ini file used for configuring search parameters in this
      * object.
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Favorites/Options.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Favorites/Options.php
index f11d416cdea90e455e036b4df6e697ba221fbd3c..8c049e629278798898c84d33a9c01c47377fdfe1 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Favorites/Options.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Favorites/Options.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Options extends \VuFind\Search\Base\Options
             'title' => 'sort_title', 'author' => 'sort_author',
             'year DESC' => 'sort_year', 'year' => 'sort_year asc'
         ];
-        $config = $configLoader->get('config');
+        $config = $configLoader->get($this->mainIni);
         if (isset($config->Social->lists_default_limit)) {
             $this->defaultLimit = $config->Social->lists_default_limit;
         }
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Options.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Options.php
index 236afca7f484b1af3d42e3fd73bd791b7aa0e0ec..760b81e44b2d62026cd2f4ae58b7591697df8870 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Options.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Options.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Options extends \VuFind\Search\Base\Options
         }
 
         // Load Spelling preferences
-        $config = $configLoader->get('config');
+        $config = $configLoader->get($this->mainIni);
         if (isset($config->Spelling->enabled)) {
             $this->spellcheck = $config->Spelling->enabled;
         }
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Params.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Params.php
index fabb58c0acc7a138eba26594040960e5c78384b5..06ac6f635efc49dbaa480855a60058466b7a5bc9 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Params.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Solr/Params.php
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class Params extends \VuFind\Search\Base\Params
      */
     public function getQueryIDLimit()
     {
-        $config = $this->configLoader->get('config');
+        $config = $this->configLoader->get($this->getOptions()->getMainIni());
         return isset($config->Index->maxBooleanClauses)
             ? $config->Index->maxBooleanClauses : 1024;
     }
diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Tags/Options.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Tags/Options.php
index 5fd63400ee3efce21b853642572d9f1785449257..05dcca6376703a1ff32821660d9de8eb3be60360 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Tags/Options.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Search/Tags/Options.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Options extends \VuFind\Search\Base\Options
     public function __construct(\VuFind\Config\PluginManager $configLoader)
     {
         parent::__construct($configLoader);
-        $config = $configLoader->get('config');
+        $config = $configLoader->get($this->mainIni);
         if (isset($config->Social->show_solr_options_in_tag_search)
             && $config->Social->show_solr_options_in_tag_search
         ) {