diff --git a/src/php/recoll/recoll.cpp b/src/php/recoll/recoll.cpp
index 143c2aff..bece9d59 100644
--- a/src/php/recoll/recoll.cpp
+++ b/src/php/recoll/recoll.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Query, query)
     // jf: the original implementation built an AND clause. It would
     // be nice to offer an option, but the next best thing is to
     // default to the query language
-    sd = wasaStringToRcl(qs, reason);
+    sd = wasaStringToRcl(rclconfig, qs, reason);
 
     if (!sd) {
 	cerr << "Query string interpretation failed: " << reason << endl;
diff --git a/src/python/recoll/pyrecoll.cpp b/src/python/recoll/pyrecoll.cpp
index 307c0c06..13341ab4 100644
--- a/src/python/recoll/pyrecoll.cpp
+++ b/src/python/recoll/pyrecoll.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Query_execute(recoll_QueryObject* self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 	return 0;
     }
     string reason;
-    Rcl::SearchData *sd = wasaStringToRcl(utf8, reason);
+    Rcl::SearchData *sd = wasaStringToRcl(rclconfig, utf8, reason);
 
     if (!sd) {
 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, reason.c_str());