diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index 66c1b7434..a31ff07ee 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html class="no-js theme-{{ preferences.get_value('simple_style') or 'auto' }} center-aligment-{{ preferences.get_value('center_alignment') and 'yes' or 'no' }}" lang="{{ locale_rfc5646 }}" {% if rtl %} dir="rtl"{% endif %}>
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-  <meta name="description" content="SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine">
+  <meta name="description" content="SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine">
   <meta name="keywords" content="SearXNG, search, search engine, metasearch, meta search">
   <meta name="generator" content="searxng/{{ searx_version }}">
   <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   </main>
   <footer>
     <p>
-    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, hackable metasearch engine') }}<br/>
+    {{ _('Powered by') }} <a href="{{ url_for('info', pagename='about') }}">searxng</a> - {{ searx_version }} — {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}<br/>
         <a href="{{ searx_git_url }}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
         | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
         {% if enable_metrics %}| <a href="{{ url_for('stats') }}">{{ _('Engine stats') }}</a>{% endif %}
