diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a094eaba..a55e8364 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 _site
 node_modules
 .cache
-.11ty-vite
 
 # local dependencies
 .env.local
diff --git a/src/assets/js/index.js b/src/assets/js/index.js
index b7219cbc..7270e9d4 100644
--- a/src/assets/js/index.js
+++ b/src/assets/js/index.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
 
     const loadSearchIndex = async () => {
       try {
-        const response = await fetch('/data/search.json')
+        const response = await fetch('/api/search')
         const index = await response.json()
         const resultsById = index.reduce((byId, result) => {
           byId[result.id] = result
diff --git a/src/pages/data/search.json.liquid b/src/pages/data/search.json.liquid
index e8578c8f..ae4ac018 100644
--- a/src/pages/data/search.json.liquid
+++ b/src/pages/data/search.json.liquid
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
-permalink: "/data/search.json"
+permalink: "/api/search"
 ---
 {{ search | json }}
\ No newline at end of file