diff --git a/searx/engines/tineye.py b/searx/engines/tineye.py
index 5a8c86062..fe5b60393 100644
--- a/searx/engines/tineye.py
+++ b/searx/engines/tineye.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ billion images `[tineye.com] <https://tineye.com/how>`_.
 
 """
 
-from json import loads
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def response(resp):
     results = []
 
     # Define wanted results
-    json_data = loads(resp.text)
+    json_data = resp.json()
     number_of_results = json_data['num_matches']
 
     for i in json_data['matches']:
diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index ac320c457..be068a10e 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ engines:
     engine: tineye
     shortcut: tin
     timeout: 9.0
-    disabled: false
 
   - name: etymonline
     engine: xpath