diff --git a/searx/plugins/https_rewrite.py b/searx/plugins/https_rewrite.py
index 409b122e6..a24f15a28 100644
--- a/searx/plugins/https_rewrite.py
+++ b/searx/plugins/https_rewrite.py
@@ -225,3 +225,6 @@ def on_result(request, ctx):
     if result['parsed_url'].scheme == 'http':
         https_url_rewrite(result)
     return True
+
+
+load_https_rules(rules_path)