diff --git a/plume-models/src/blogs.rs b/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
index e524c282..cfc0624b 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
@@ -497,10 +497,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
         blog_authors::*,
-        config::CONFIG,
         instance::tests as instance_tests,
         medias::NewMedia,
-        search::tests::get_searcher,
         tests::{db, rockets},
         users::tests as usersTests,
         Connection as Conn,
@@ -767,9 +765,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         conn.test_transaction::<_, (), _>(|| {
             let (_, blogs) = fill_database(conn);
 
-            blogs[0]
-                .delete(conn, &get_searcher(&CONFIG.search_tokenizers))
-                .unwrap();
+            blogs[0].delete(conn).unwrap();
             assert!(Blog::get(conn, blogs[0].id).is_err());
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -779,7 +775,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     fn delete_via_user() {
         let conn = &db();
         conn.test_transaction::<_, (), _>(|| {
-            let searcher = get_searcher(&CONFIG.search_tokenizers);
             let (user, _) = fill_database(conn);
 
             let b1 = Blog::insert(
@@ -836,10 +831,10 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
 
-            user[0].delete(conn, &searcher).unwrap();
+            user[0].delete(conn).unwrap();
             assert!(Blog::get(conn, blog[0].id).is_ok());
             assert!(Blog::get(conn, blog[1].id).is_err());
-            user[1].delete(conn, &searcher).unwrap();
+            user[1].delete(conn).unwrap();
             assert!(Blog::get(conn, blog[0].id).is_err());
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -886,7 +881,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             let _: Blog = blogs[0].save_changes(conn).unwrap();
 
             let ap_repr = blogs[0].to_activity(conn).unwrap();
-            blogs[0].delete(conn, &*r.searcher).unwrap();
+            blogs[0].delete(conn).unwrap();
             let blog = Blog::from_activity(&r, ap_repr).unwrap();
 
             assert_eq!(blog.actor_id, blogs[0].actor_id);
diff --git a/plume-models/src/inbox.rs b/plume-models/src/inbox.rs
index 72acba2a..751eb550 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/inbox.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/inbox.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                 source: String::new(),
                 cover_id: None,
             },
-            &rockets.searcher,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/plume-models/src/lib.rs b/plume-models/src/lib.rs
index 5a751877..64881fba 100755
--- a/plume-models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/lib.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ mod tests {
         db_conn::DbConn((*DB_POOL).get().unwrap())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn pool() -> &'static db_conn::DbPool {
+        &*DB_POOL
+    }
+
     lazy_static! {
         static ref DB_POOL: db_conn::DbPool = {
             let pool = db_conn::DbPool::builder()
diff --git a/plume-models/src/posts.rs b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
index 6fe25254..4a9d1c5b 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/posts.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/posts.rs
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
             let create = post.create_activity(conn).unwrap();
-            post.delete(conn, &r.searcher).unwrap();
+            post.delete(conn).unwrap();
 
             match inbox(&r, serde_json::to_value(create).unwrap()).unwrap() {
                 InboxResult::Post(p) => {
diff --git a/plume-models/src/search/mod.rs b/plume-models/src/search/mod.rs
index 33de8d49..abaf4a91 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ pub use self::tokenizer::TokenizerKind;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
-    use super::{Query, Searcher, TokenizerKind};
-    use diesel::Connection;
-    use plume_common::utils::random_hex;
-    use std::env::temp_dir;
-    use std::str::FromStr;
-
+    use super::{actor::SearchActor, Query, Searcher, TokenizerKind};
     use crate::{
         blogs::tests::fill_database,
         config::SearchTokenizerConfig,
         post_authors::*,
         posts::{NewPost, Post},
         safe_string::SafeString,
-        tests::db,
+        tests::pool,
         CONFIG,
     };
+    use diesel::Connection;
+    use plume_common::utils::random_hex;
+    use std::env::temp_dir;
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     pub(crate) fn get_searcher(tokenizers: &SearchTokenizerConfig) -> Searcher {
         let dir = temp_dir().join(&format!("plume-test-{}", random_hex()));
@@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn search() {
-        let conn = &db();
+        let pool = pool();
+        let conn = &pool.get().unwrap();
+
         conn.test_transaction::<_, (), _>(|| {
-            let searcher = get_searcher(&CONFIG.search_tokenizers);
+            let searcher = Arc::new(get_searcher(&CONFIG.search_tokenizers));
+            SearchActor::init(searcher.clone(), pool.clone());
             let blog = &fill_database(conn).1[0];
             let author = &blog.list_authors(conn).unwrap()[0];
 
@@ -145,7 +148,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                     source: "".to_owned(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             PostAuthor::insert(
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
             let newtitle = random_hex()[..8].to_owned();
             post.title = newtitle.clone();
-            post.update(conn, &searcher).unwrap();
+            post.update(conn).unwrap();
             searcher.commit();
             assert_eq!(
                 searcher.search_document(conn, Query::from_str(&newtitle).unwrap(), (0, 1))[0].id,
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                 .search_document(conn, Query::from_str(&title).unwrap(), (0, 1))
                 .is_empty());
 
-            post.delete(conn, &searcher).unwrap();
+            post.delete(conn).unwrap();
             searcher.commit();
             assert!(searcher
                 .search_document(conn, Query::from_str(&newtitle).unwrap(), (0, 1))
@@ -214,7 +216,6 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                     source: "".to_owned(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/plume-models/src/timeline/mod.rs b/plume-models/src/timeline/mod.rs
index 426c228b..ecfb2b52 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "you must say GNU/Linux, not Linux!!!".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             assert!(gnu_tl.matches(r, &gnu_post, Kind::Original).unwrap());
@@ -428,7 +427,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "so is Microsoft".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             assert!(!gnu_tl.matches(r, &non_free_post, Kind::Original).unwrap());
@@ -481,7 +479,6 @@ mod tests {
                     subtitle: "".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             assert!(my_tl.matches(r, &post, Kind::Original).unwrap()); // matches because of "blog in fav_blogs" (and there is no cover)
@@ -503,7 +500,6 @@ mod tests {
                     subtitle: "".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             assert!(!my_tl.matches(r, &post, Kind::Like(&users[1])).unwrap());
@@ -549,7 +545,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "you must say GNU/Linux, not Linux!!!".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -568,7 +563,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "so is Microsoft".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -608,7 +602,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "you must say GNU/Linux, not Linux!!!".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             gnu_post
@@ -745,7 +738,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "you must say GNU/Linux, not Linux!!!".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
             gnu_post.update_tags(conn, vec![Tag::build_activity("free".to_owned()).unwrap()]).unwrap();
@@ -779,7 +771,6 @@ mod tests {
                     source: "you must say GNU/Linux, not Linux!!!".to_string(),
                     cover_id: None,
                 },
-                &r.searcher,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/plume-models/src/users.rs b/plume-models/src/users.rs
index d3b73684..c4729acc 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/users.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/users.rs
@@ -1130,9 +1130,7 @@ impl NewUser {
 pub(crate) mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
-        config::CONFIG,
         instance::{tests as instance_tests, Instance},
-        search::tests::get_searcher,
         tests::{db, rockets},
         Connection as Conn,
     };