diff --git a/config/_default/config.yaml b/config/_default/config.yaml
index 8f52f13a..3926ba1c 100644
--- a/config/_default/config.yaml
+++ b/config/_default/config.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ disableHugoGeneratorInject: true
 enableEmoji: true
 timeZone: Europe/Paris
 theme: ["2026"]
+security:
+  funcs:
+    getenv:
+      - "^HUGO_"
+      - "^CI$"
+      - "^MEILI_SEARCH_API_KEY$"
 params:
   lists:
     layout: spotlight
diff --git a/layouts/recherche/single.html b/layouts/recherche/single.html
index 32753928..6a9f6d23 100644
--- a/layouts/recherche/single.html
+++ b/layouts/recherche/single.html
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
 {{- $search := .Site.Params.search -}}
 {{- $meili := $search.meilisearch -}}
+{{- $apiKey := getenv "MEILI_SEARCH_API_KEY" -}}
+{{- if eq $apiKey "" -}}
+  {{- errorf "MEILI_SEARCH_API_KEY is required to render the search page" -}}
+{{- end -}}
 <header class="article-header">
   {{ partialCached "header-brand.html" .Site .Site.Title (.Site.Params.logo | default "logo-large.png") }}
   <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
@@ -9,7 +13,7 @@
   class="search-page"
   data-search-endpoint="{{ $meili.endpoint }}"
   data-search-index="{{ $meili.indexUid }}"
-  data-search-api-key="{{ $meili.apiKey }}"
+  data-search-api-key="{{ $apiKey }}"
   data-search-limit="{{ $meili.hitsPerPage }}"
   data-search-param="{{ $search.param }}"
 >