diff --git a/conf/default.yaml b/conf/default.yaml
index fad5c4fb0..58763d4aa 100644
--- a/conf/default.yaml
+++ b/conf/default.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ logs:
 #experiments:
 #  # support for npm token command
 #  token: false
+#  # support for the new v1 search endpoint, functional by incomplete read more on ticket 1732
+#  search: false
 
 # This affect the web and api (not developed yet)
 #i18n:
diff --git a/conf/docker.yaml b/conf/docker.yaml
index 52762a811..95b4569a5 100644
--- a/conf/docker.yaml
+++ b/conf/docker.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ logs:
 #experiments:
 #  # support for npm token command
 #  token: false
+#  # support for the new v1 search endpoint, functional by incomplete read more on ticket 1732
+#  search: false
 
 # This affect the web and api (not developed yet)
 #i18n:
diff --git a/src/api/endpoint/index.ts b/src/api/endpoint/index.ts
index 61481a71b..0a4c21ac7 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoint/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/endpoint/index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export default function(config: Config, auth: IAuth, storage: IStorageHandler) {
   ping(app);
   stars(app, storage);
 
-  v1Search(app, auth, storage)
+  if (_.get(config, 'experiments.search') === true) {
+    v1Search(app, auth, storage)
+  }
 
   if (_.get(config, 'experiments.token') === true) {
     token(app, auth, storage, config);