diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/RarBG.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/RarBG.cs
index 9e360964f..480e958de 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/RarBG.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/RarBG.cs
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
                 { "format", "json_extended" },
                 { "app_id", _appId },
                 { "limit", "100" },
-                { "ranked", "0" },
                 { "sort", _sort }
             };
 
@@ -229,6 +228,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
             {
                 // ignore ' (e.g. search for america's Next Top Model)
                 searchString = searchString.Replace("'", "");
+                qc.Add("ranked", "0");
                 qc.Add("mode", "search");
                 qc.Add("search_string", searchString);
             }