diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20a410e2..b81f9f49 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq \
     && apt-get install -qq -y --no-install-recommends \
         build-essential python-dev python3-dev \
     && grep -B 1000 -E '^$' "$CODE_DIR/pip_dist/archivebox.egg-info/requires.txt" | pip install --quiet -r /dev/stdin \
+    && pip install --quiet "sonic-client==0.0.5" \
     && apt-get purge -y build-essential python-dev python3-dev \
     && apt-get autoremove -y \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c76f734a..1b761d63 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,23 @@ services:
         environment:
             - USE_COLOR=True
             - SHOW_PROGRESS=False
+            - SEARCH_BACKEND_ENGINE=sonic
+            - SEARCH_BACKEND_HOST_NAME=sonic
         volumes:
             - ./data:/data
+        depends_on:
+            - sonic
     
-
+    # Run sonic search backend
+    sonic:
+        image: valeriansaliou/sonic:v1.3.0    
+        ports:
+            - 1491:1491
+        environment:
+            - SEARCH_BACKEND_PASSWORD=SecretPassword
+        volumes:
+            - ./etc/sonic/config.cfg:/etc/sonic.cfg
+            - ./data:/var/lib/sonic/store/
 
     # Optional Addons: tweak these examples as needed for your specific use case
 
@@ -74,14 +87,4 @@ services:
     #     volumes:
     #         ./data:/archivebox
     #         ./data/wayback:/webarchive
-
-    # Example: Run sonic search backend
-    # sonic:
-    #    image: valeriansaliou/sonic:v1.3.0    
-    #    ports:
-    #        - 1491:1491
-    #    environment:
-    #        - SEARCH_BACKEND_PASSWORD=SecretPassword
-    #    volumes:
-    #        - ./etc/sonic/config.cfg:/etc/sonic.cfg
-    #        - ./data:/var/lib/sonic/store/
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+