1 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
index bb17134c3..429fcafcf 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/search.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import validator from 'validator'
-import { isArray } from './misc'
+import { SearchTargetType } from '@shared/models/search/search-target-query.model'
+import { isArray, exists } from './misc'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 
 function isNumberArray (value: any) {
   return isArray(value) && value.every(v => validator.isInt('' + v))
@@ -13,10 +15,23 @@ function isNSFWQueryValid (value: any) {
   return value === 'true' || value === 'false' || value === 'both'
 }
 
+function isSearchTargetValid (value: SearchTargetType) {
+  if (!exists(value)) return true
+
+  const searchIndexConfig = CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX
+
+  if (value === 'local' && (!searchIndexConfig.ENABLED || !searchIndexConfig.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH)) return true
+
+  if (value === 'search-index' && searchIndexConfig.ENABLED) return true
+
+  return false
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   isNumberArray,
   isStringArray,
-  isNSFWQueryValid
+  isNSFWQueryValid,
+  isSearchTargetValid
 }