diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/megapeer.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/megapeer.yml
index d444fd458..d02e098f9 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/megapeer.yml
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/megapeer.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ search:
   paths:
     - path: browse.php
   inputs:
-    search: "{{ if .Keywords }}{{ .Keywords }}{{ else }}%%{{ end }}"
+    search: "{{ if .Keywords }}{{ .Keywords }}{{ else }}{{ .Today.Year }}{{ end }}"
     # does not support multi category searches
     cat: 0
     # 0 title, 1 descr, 2 phrase, 3 infohash