diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs b/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
index 63054b326..4328d2d39 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ impl ChatServer {
           UserOperationCrud::CreatePost => rate_limiter.post().check(ip),
           UserOperationCrud::CreateCommunity => rate_limiter.register().check(ip),
           UserOperationCrud::CreateComment => rate_limiter.comment().check(ip),
-          UserOperationCrud::Search => rate_limiter.search().check(ip),
           _ => true,
         };
         let fut = (message_handler_crud)(context, msg.id, user_operation_crud, data);
@@ -494,6 +493,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
         let user_operation = UserOperation::from_str(op)?;
         let passed = match user_operation {
           UserOperation::GetCaptcha => rate_limiter.post().check(ip),
+          UserOperation::Search => rate_limiter.search().check(ip),
           _ => true,
         };
         let fut = (message_handler)(context, msg.id, user_operation, data);