diff --git a/modules/searxng/module.json b/modules/searxng/module.json
index 7d26bdd..9ecc0ab 100644
--- a/modules/searxng/module.json
+++ b/modules/searxng/module.json
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
     "container-runtime"
   ],
   "own-secrets": {
-    "secret": "${dir:mesh-state}/secret",
+    "secret": {
+      "path": "${dir:mesh-state}/secret",
+      "taken": "at-start"
+    },
     "broker": "${dir:mesh-state}/broker"
   },
   "listens": [