diff --git a/services/api/console.go b/services/api/console.go
index 1afc0534..9d294908 100644
--- a/services/api/console.go
+++ b/services/api/console.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	cmn "github.com/pzaino/thecrowler/pkg/common"
 	cdb "github.com/pzaino/thecrowler/pkg/database"
@@ -71,6 +73,30 @@ func addSource(sqlQuery string, params addSourceRequest) (ConsoleResponse, error
 	var results ConsoleResponse
 	results.Message = "Failed to add the source"
 
+	// Check if Config is empty and set to default JSON if it is
+	if params.Config == "" || strings.ToLower(params.Config) == "null" {
+		defaultConfig := map[string]string{}
+		defaultConfigJSON, err := json.Marshal(defaultConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return results, fmt.Errorf("Failed to marshal default Config: %w", err)
+		}
+		params.Config = string(defaultConfigJSON)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("params.Config:", params.Config)
+		// Validate and potentially reformat the existing Config JSON
+		var jsonRaw map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(params.Config), &jsonRaw); err != nil {
+			// Handle invalid JSON
+			return results, fmt.Errorf("Config field contains invalid JSON: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Re-marshal to ensure the JSON is in a standardized format (optional)
+		configJSON, err := json.Marshal(jsonRaw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return results, fmt.Errorf("Failed to marshal Config field: %w", err)
+		}
+		params.Config = string(configJSON)
+	}
+
 	// Initialize the database handler
 	db, err := cdb.NewHandler(config)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -86,7 +112,7 @@ func addSource(sqlQuery string, params addSourceRequest) (ConsoleResponse, error
 	defer db.Close()
 
 	// Execute the SQL statement
-	_, err = db.Exec(sqlQuery, params)
+	_, err = db.Exec(sqlQuery, params.URL, params.Status, params.Restricted, params.Disabled, params.Flags, params.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return results, err
 	}
diff --git a/services/api/main.go b/services/api/main.go
index 9fb77d51..4c6e516b 100644
--- a/services/api/main.go
+++ b/services/api/main.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func scrImgSrchHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	results, err := performScreenshotSearch(query, getQType(r.Method != "POST"))
+
 	handleErrorAndRespond(w, err, results, "Error performing screenshot search: %v", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 }
 
diff --git a/services/api/search_engine.go b/services/api/search_engine.go
index 78c8a8aa..dedb5ec6 100644
--- a/services/api/search_engine.go
+++ b/services/api/search_engine.go
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ func parseScreenshotGetQuery(input string) (string, []interface{}, error) {
 		s.height,
 		s.byte_size
 	FROM
-		Screenshots s
+		Screenshots AS s
 	JOIN
-		SearchIndex si ON s.index_id = si.index_id
+		SearchIndex AS si ON s.index_id = si.index_id
 	LEFT JOIN
 		KeywordIndex ki ON si.index_id = ki.index_id
 	LEFT JOIN
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func parseScreenshotQuery(input string) (string, []interface{}, error) {
 
 	// Extract the query from the request
 	if len(req.URL) > 0 {
-		query = req.URL
+		query = "%" + req.URL + "%"
 	} else {
 		return "", nil, errors.New("no query provided")
 	}
@@ -474,11 +474,11 @@ func parseScreenshotQuery(input string) (string, []interface{}, error) {
 		s.height,
 		s.byte_size
 	FROM
-		Screenshots s
+		Screenshots AS s
 	JOIN
-		SearchIndex si ON s.index_id = si.index_id
+		SearchIndex AS si ON s.index_id = si.index_id
 	WHERE
-		si.page_url = $1;
+		LOWER(si.page_url) LIKE LOWER($1);
 	`
 	sqlParams = append(sqlParams, query)
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ func parseNetInfoQuery(input string) (string, []interface{}, error) {
 	JOIN
         SearchIndex si ON nii.index_id = si.index_id
 	WHERE
-		si.page_url = $1;
+		si.page_url LIKE $1;
 	`
 	sqlParams = append(sqlParams, query)