diff --git a/plume-models/src/search/actor.rs b/plume-models/src/search/actor.rs
index 9a939f93..881d0284 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/search/actor.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/search/actor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::Searcher;
-use crate::{db_conn::DbPool, posts::PostEvent, POST_CHAN};
-use riker::actors::{Actor, ActorFactoryArgs, Context, Sender, Subscribe, Tell};
+use crate::{db_conn::DbPool, posts::PostEvent, ACTOR_SYS, POST_CHAN};
+use riker::actors::{Actor, ActorFactoryArgs, ActorRefFactory, Context, Sender, Subscribe, Tell};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::error;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ pub struct SearchActor {
     conn: DbPool,
 }
 
+impl SearchActor {
+    pub fn init(searcher: Arc<Searcher>, conn: DbPool) {
+        ACTOR_SYS.actor_of_args::<SearchActor, _>("search", (searcher, conn)).expect("Failed to initialize searcher actor");
+    }
+}
+
 impl Actor for SearchActor {
     type Msg = PostEvent;