diff --git a/_widgets.php b/_widgets.php
index f5a1631..9b70789 100644
--- a/_widgets.php
+++ b/_widgets.php
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@ class sabaWidget
             return;
         }
 
+        $q = $_ctx->saba_otpion ?? '';
+
         # title and search
         $res = 
             ($w->title ? $w->renderTitle('<label for="q">' . html::escapeHTML($w->title) . '</label>') : '') .
             '<form action="' . $core->blog->url . '" method="get" role="search">' .
             '<p><input type="text" size="10" maxlength="255" id="q" name="q" value="' .
-            html::escapeHTML($_ctx->saba_options["q"]) . '" ' .
+            html::escapeHTML($q) . '" ' .
             ($w->placeholder ? 'placeholder="' . html::escapeHTML($w->placeholder) . '"' : '') .
             ' aria-label="' . __('Search') . '"/> ' .
             '<input type="submit" class="submit" value="ok" title="' . __('Search') . '" /></p>' ;