diff --git a/config.php.example b/config.php.example
index d53280e..009de42 100644
--- a/config.php.example
+++ b/config.php.example
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
         "disable_hidden_service_search" => false,
 
+        // You can disable automatic redirection from your instance
+        "automatic_redirection" => true,
+
         /*
             Preset privacy friendly frontends for users, these can be overwritten by users in the settings
             e.g.: Preset the invidious instance URL: "instance_url" => "https://yewtu.be",
diff --git a/engines/google/text.php b/engines/google/text.php
index c598cc1..070e046 100644
--- a/engines/google/text.php
+++ b/engines/google/text.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         $results = array();
 
         $domain = $config->google_domain;
+        $disable_automatic_redirection = isset($_COOKIE["disable_automatic_redirection"]);
         $site_language = isset($_COOKIE["google_language_site"]) ? trim(htmlspecialchars($_COOKIE["google_language_site"])) : $config->google_language_site;
         $results_language = isset($_COOKIE["google_language_results"]) ? trim(htmlspecialchars($_COOKIE["google_language_results"])) : $config->google_language_results;
         $number_of_results = isset($_COOKIE["google_number_of_results"]) ? trim(htmlspecialchars($_COOKIE["google_number_of_results"])) : $config->google_number_of_results;
@@ -70,7 +71,10 @@
         do {
             curl_multi_exec($mh, $running);
         } while ($running);
-        if (curl_getinfo($google_ch)['http_code'] == '302') {
+
+        if (!$disabled_automatic_redirection
+            && $config->automatic_redirection
+            && curl_getinfo($google_ch)['http_code'] == '302') {
                 $instances_json = json_decode(file_get_contents("instances.json"), true);
                 $instances = array_map(fn($n) => $n['clearnet'], array_filter($instances_json['instances'], fn($n) => !is_null($n['clearnet'])));
                 header("Location: " . $instances[array_rand($instances)] . "search.php?q=$query");
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index fa41f3d..914e456 100644
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@
 
                 <h2>Google settings</h2>
                 <div class="settings-textbox-container">
+                    <?php if ($config->automatic_redirection) : ?>
+                    <div>
+                        <label>disable automatic redirection</label>
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="disable_automatic_redirection" <?php echo isset($_COOKIE["disable_automatic_redirection"]) ? "checked"  : ""; ?> >
+                    </div>
+                    <?php endif; ?>
+
                     <div>
                         <span>Site language</span>
                         <?php