diff --git a/frontend/js/config.js b/frontend/js/config.js
index 59075f2..23a1919 100644
--- a/frontend/js/config.js
+++ b/frontend/js/config.js
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ function applyFrontendConfig() {
   }
 }
 
-function _getEffective(key, fallback) {
+export function _getEffective(key, fallback) {
   const cfg = _getFrontendConfig();
   return cfg[key] !== undefined ? cfg[key] : fallback;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/js/search.js b/frontend/js/search.js
index 43f675e..9287630 100644
--- a/frontend/js/search.js
+++ b/frontend/js/search.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* ObsiGate — Search module */
 import { state } from './state.js';
 import { safeCreateIcons } from './utils.js';
-import { showLoading } from './viewer.js';
+import { showLoading, el } from './viewer.js';
+import { _getEffective } from './config.js';
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Search History Service (localStorage, LIFO, max 50, dedup)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------