diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py b/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
index 1bd6134e0d99a4e2be9282da3cef48ab6dd8e1de..3abb27c0d8eaba1c8e5ac09122a2a0e7d62aab09 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'ajax_select',
     'captcha',
     'guardian',
-    # 'haystack',
+    'haystack',
     'rest_framework',
     'sphinxdoc',
     'commentaries',
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'webpack_loader',
 )
 
-# HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
-#     'default': {
-#         'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.whoosh_backend.WhooshEngine',
-#         'PATH': 'local_files/haystack/',
-#     },
-# }
+HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.whoosh_backend.WhooshEngine',
+        'PATH': 'local_files/haystack/',
+    },
+}
 
 SPHINXDOC_BASE_TEMPLATE = 'scipost/base.html'
 SPHINXDOC_PROTECTED_PROJECTS = {