diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index 7aa7abb8a85e13f93635e8fad3d45bf067d1e77e..eae6a5e9f04f6906147a224afe162124ff7b8835 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% if site.search_enabled != nil %}
+  {% if site.search_enabled != false %}
     <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ '/assets/js/vendor/lunr.min.js' | absolute_url }}"></script>
   {% endif %}
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ '/assets/js/just-the-docs.js' | absolute_url }}"></script>
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index a6e108ffff7ff75582d038bb52e0b0c2d8f23f85..d414234e070616e4c6182ef30307c91a3b70bc36 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ layout: table_wrappers
     <div class="main-content-wrap js-main-content" tabindex="0">
       <div class="main-content">
         <div class="page-header js-page-header">
-          {% if site.search_enabled != nil %}
+          {% if site.search_enabled != false %}
           <div class="search">
             <div class="search-input-wrap">
               <input type="text" class="js-search-input search-input" tabindex="0" placeholder="Search {{ site.title }}" aria-label="Search {{ site.title }}" autocomplete="off">