diff --git a/functions.cpp b/functions.cpp
index 132badd..778d064 100644
--- a/functions.cpp
+++ b/functions.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ std::vector< RenameLibrary > getLibraries(const std::vector<std::pair<std::strin
         }
         rl.getName = ( const std::string(*)() ) dlsym( libhndl, "getName" );
         rl.canRenameMultipleFiles = ( const bool(*)() ) dlsym( libhndl, "canRenameMultipleFiles" );
+        rl.shouldPerformSearch = ( const bool(*)() ) dlsym( libhndl, "shouldPerformSearch" );
         rl.config = library.second;
         result.push_back( rl );
     }
diff --git a/library.hpp b/library.hpp
index cb02f49..05a8aae 100644
--- a/library.hpp
+++ b/library.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ std::vector< std::pair<string, string> > getCustomKeyOptions(const string &key);
 const string getCustomKeyDefault(const string &key);
 const string getName();
 const bool canRenameMultipleFiles();
+const bool shouldPerformSearch();
 }
 
 #endif // TV_RENAME_HPP
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index bbd1a14..a45148b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ std::string getLibrariesJson() {
             result << "    \"multiple_files\": "
                    << ( library.first->canRenameMultipleFiles() ? "true"
                                                                 : "false" )
+                   << ",\n";
+            result << "    \"should_search\": "
+                   << ( library.first->shouldPerformSearch() ? "true"
+                                                             : "false" )
                    << "\n  },\n";
         }
         result.seekp( -2, std::ios_base::end );
diff --git a/rename_library.hpp b/rename_library.hpp
index f2c6aab..f2c7515 100644
--- a/rename_library.hpp
+++ b/rename_library.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct RenameLibrary {
     const std::string ( *getCustomKeyDefault )(const std::string &);
     const std::string ( *getName )();
     const bool ( *canRenameMultipleFiles )();
+    const bool ( *shouldPerformSearch )();
     void *libhndl;
     std::string name;
     std::string config;
diff --git a/simple_rename/simple.cpp b/simple_rename/simple.cpp
index d55778d..4236cd5 100644
--- a/simple_rename/simple.cpp
+++ b/simple_rename/simple.cpp
@@ -68,3 +68,7 @@ const string getName() {
 const bool canRenameMultipleFiles() {
     return false;
 }
+
+const bool shouldPerformSearch() {
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/themoviedb/moviedb.cpp b/themoviedb/moviedb.cpp
index 015c095..128c84a 100644
--- a/themoviedb/moviedb.cpp
+++ b/themoviedb/moviedb.cpp
@@ -527,3 +527,7 @@ const string getName() {
 const bool canRenameMultipleFiles() {
     return false;
 }
+
+const bool shouldPerformSearch() {
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/thetvdb/tv_rename.cpp b/thetvdb/tv_rename.cpp
index 5d4cdef..e8ea29c 100644
--- a/thetvdb/tv_rename.cpp
+++ b/thetvdb/tv_rename.cpp
@@ -652,3 +652,7 @@ const string getName() {
 const bool canRenameMultipleFiles() {
     return true;
 }
+
+const bool shouldPerformSearch() {
+    return true;
+}