diff --git a/src/__tests__/cli-argv.test.ts b/src/__tests__/cli-argv.test.ts
index f5080af546..2d83c54447 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/cli-argv.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/cli-argv.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ describe('CLI argv parsing', () => {
     expect(result.stderr).not.toContain('unknown command');
   });
 
+  testWithBuiltCli('exposes pretty JSON output for search', () => {
+    const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, [cliPath, 'search', '--help'], {
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+    });
+
+    expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain('Usage: firecrawl search');
+    expect(result.stdout).toContain('--pretty');
+  });
+
   testWithBuiltCli(
     'exposes explicit keyless MCP setup and launch flags',
     () => {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3340ed0dfd..d153f108c2 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -968,11 +968,11 @@ function createSearchCommand(): Command {
     )
     .option('--api-url <url>', 'API URL (overrides global --api-url)')
     .option('-o, --output <path>', 'Output file path (default: stdout)')
-    // .option(
-    //   '-p, --pretty',
-    //   'Output as pretty JSON (default: human-readable)',
-    //   false
-    // )
+    .option(
+      '-p, --pretty',
+      'Output as pretty JSON (default: human-readable)',
+      false
+    )
     .option('--json', 'Output as compact JSON', false)
     .action(async (query, options) => {
       // Parse sources