diff --git a/app/Providers/SearchServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/SearchServiceProvider.php
index dccd90ddec..944348218d 100644
--- a/app/Providers/SearchServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/SearchServiceProvider.php
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class SearchServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     {
         $this->app->bind(
             QueryParserInterface::class,
-            static function () {
-                $implementation = env('QUERY_PARSER_IMPLEMENTATION', 'default');
+            static function (): GdbotsQueryParser|QueryParser {
+                $implementation = config('search.query_parser');
 
                 return match($implementation) {
                     'new' => app(QueryParser::class),
diff --git a/config/search.php b/config/search.php
index 304cd080a0..249fabd363 100644
--- a/config/search.php
+++ b/config/search.php
@@ -253,4 +253,8 @@ return [
         'destination_balance_lt'                  => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true],
         'destination_balance_is'                  => ['alias' => false, 'needs_context' => true],
     ],
+    /**
+     * Which query parser to use - 'new' or 'legacy'
+     */
+    'query_parser'     => env('QUERY_PARSER_IMPLEMENTATION', 'legacy'),
 ];