diff --git a/optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/scripts/duckduckgo.sh b/optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/scripts/duckduckgo.sh
index b33ac8a60..1553d4596 100755
--- a/optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/scripts/duckduckgo.sh
+++ b/optional-skills/research/duckduckgo-search/scripts/duckduckgo.sh
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ if ! command -v ddgs &> /dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-ddgs text -k "$QUERY" -m "$MAX_RESULTS"
+ddgs text -q "$QUERY" -m "$MAX_RESULTS"