diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index f8174732..371fb2a3 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@ def index():
                                     'corrections': list(result_container.corrections),
                                     'infoboxes': result_container.infoboxes,
                                     'suggestions': list(result_container.suggestions),
-                                    'unresponsive_engines': list(result_container.unresponsive_engines)}),
+                                    'unresponsive_engines': list(result_container.unresponsive_engines)},
+                                   default=lambda item: list(item) if isinstance(item, set) else item),
                         mimetype='application/json')
     elif output_format == 'csv':
         csv = UnicodeWriter(StringIO())