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diff --git a/searx/search.py b/searx/search.py
index 215774c06..a40801640 100644
--- a/searx/search.py
+++ b/searx/search.py
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ class Search(object):
# using user-defined default-configuration which
# (is stored in cookie)
if not self.categories:
- cookie_categories = request.cookies.get('categories', '')
- cookie_categories = cookie_categories.split(',')
+ cookie_categories = request.preferences.get_value('categories')
for ccateg in cookie_categories:
if ccateg in categories:
self.categories.append(ccateg)