diff --git a/src/morphodict/paradigm/preferences.py b/src/morphodict/paradigm/preferences.py
index 425053f4e..1e5126d3f 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/paradigm/preferences.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/paradigm/preferences.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ class DisplayMode(Preference):
         # nêhiyawêwin labels; e.g., niya → kiya, mêkwâc
         "source_language": str(settings.MORPHODICT_LANGUAGE_ENDONYM) + " labels",
     }
-    default = "english"
\ No newline at end of file
+    default = "english"
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/__init__.py b/src/morphodict/search/__init__.py
index 38ee44e5b..e17237390 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/__init__.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from .runner import search
 from .core import SearchResults
 
+
 def search_with_affixes(
     query: str, include_auto_definitions=False, inflect_english_phrases=False
 ) -> SearchResults:
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/affix.py b/src/morphodict/search/affix.py
index 20c51f15c..17342fcc2 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/affix.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/affix.py
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ def do_affix_search(query: InternalForm, affixes: AffixSearcher) -> Iterable[Wor
     return Wordform.objects.filter(id__in=matched_ids)
 
 
-def do_target_language_affix_search(query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults):
+def do_target_language_affix_search(
+    query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults
+):
     matching_words = do_affix_search(
         query.query_string,
         cache.target_language_affix_searcher,
@@ -106,7 +108,9 @@ def do_target_language_affix_search(query: core.Query, search_results: core.Sear
         search_results.add_result(Result(word, target_language_affix_match=True))
 
 
-def do_source_language_affix_search(query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults):
+def do_source_language_affix_search(
+    query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults
+):
     matching_words = do_affix_search(
         query.query_string,
         cache.source_language_affix_searcher,
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/core.py b/src/morphodict/search/core.py
index 21e30d5b9..7bd95325d 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/core.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/core.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ class SearchResults:
     and to add results to the result collection for future ranking.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, query: Query, include_auto_definitions=None):
+    def __init__(self, auto=None, verbose=False, include_auto_definitions=None):
         self.include_auto_definitions = first_non_none_value(
-            query.auto, include_auto_definitions, default=False
+            auto, include_auto_definitions, default=False
         )
-        self.verbose = query.verbose
+        self.verbose = verbose
         self._results = {}
         self._verbose_messages = []
 
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ def add_verbose_message(self, message=None, **messages):
     def verbose_messages(self):
         return self._verbose_messages
 
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"SearchResults<query={self.query!r}>"
 
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/cvd_search.py b/src/morphodict/search/cvd_search.py
index 13c116925..39bd84b80 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/cvd_search.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/cvd_search.py
@@ -71,4 +71,6 @@ def do_cvd_search(query: Query, search_results: SearchResults):
         else:
             for wf in wordforms_for_query:
                 if wordform_query_matches(wordform_query, wf):
-                    search_results.add_result(Result(wf, cosine_vector_distance=distance))
+                    search_results.add_result(
+                        Result(wf, cosine_vector_distance=distance)
+                    )
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/lookup.py b/src/morphodict/search/lookup.py
index 258ffd1b0..5a2be8b56 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/lookup.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/lookup.py
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ def best_lemma_matches(analysis, possible_lemmas) -> list[Wordform]:
     ]
 
 
-def fetch_results_from_target_language_keywords(query: core.Query,search_results: core.SearchResults):
+def fetch_results_from_target_language_keywords(
+    query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults
+):
     for stemmed_keyword in stem_keywords(query.query_string):
         for wordform in Wordform.objects.filter(
             target_language_keyword__text__iexact=stemmed_keyword
@@ -146,7 +148,9 @@ def fetch_results_from_target_language_keywords(query: core.Query,search_results
             )
 
 
-def fetch_results_from_source_language_keywords(query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults):
+def fetch_results_from_source_language_keywords(
+    query: core.Query, search_results: core.SearchResults
+):
     res = SourceLanguageKeyword.objects.filter(
         Q(text=to_source_language_keyword(query.query_string))
     )
diff --git a/src/morphodict/search/runner.py b/src/morphodict/search/runner.py
index 5a015ede7..c887e5d9b 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/search/runner.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/search/runner.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ def search(
 
     search_query = Query(query)
     search_results = SearchResults(
-        search_query,
-        include_auto_definitions=include_auto_definitions
+        auto=search_query.auto,
+        verbose=search_query.verbose,
+        include_auto_definitions=include_auto_definitions,
     )
 
     initial_query_terms = search_query.query_terms[:]
@@ -49,9 +50,9 @@ def search(
 
     if settings.MORPHODICT_ENABLE_CVD:
         cvd_search_type = first_non_none_value(
-            search_query.cvd, 
-            default=CvdSearchType.DEFAULT)
-        
+            search_query.cvd, default=CvdSearchType.DEFAULT
+        )
+
         # For when you type 'cvd:exclusive' in a query to debug ONLY CVD results!
         if cvd_search_type == CvdSearchType.EXCLUSIVE:
 
@@ -74,8 +75,7 @@ def sort_by_cvd(r: Result):
 
     if settings.MORPHODICT_ENABLE_CVD:
         if cvd_search_type.should_do_search() and not is_almost_certainly_cree(
-            search_query,
-            search_results
+            search_query, search_results
         ):
             do_cvd_search(search_query, search_results)
 
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ def sort_by_cvd(r: Result):
 
     return search_results
 
+
 CREE_LONG_VOWEL = re.compile("[êîôâēīōā]")
 
+
 def is_almost_certainly_cree(query: Query, search_results: SearchResults) -> bool:
     """
     Heuristics intended to AVOID doing an English search.
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ def is_almost_certainly_cree(query: Query, search_results: SearchResults) -> boo
         return True
 
     if CREE_LONG_VOWEL.search(query.query_string):
-        search_results.add_verbose_message("Skipping CVD because query has Cree diacritics")
+        search_results.add_verbose_message(
+            "Skipping CVD because query has Cree diacritics"
+        )
         return True
 
     return False
diff --git a/src/morphodict/tests/espt/test_espt_crk.py b/src/morphodict/tests/espt/test_espt_crk.py
index 2f98313bf..2500f3fec 100644
--- a/src/morphodict/tests/espt/test_espt_crk.py
+++ b/src/morphodict/tests/espt/test_espt_crk.py
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ def test_search_with_tags(query, has_tags, tags, filtered_query):
 )
 def test_espt_search(db, search, params):
     search_query = Query(search)
-    search_results = SearchResults(search_query)
-    espt_search = EsptSearch(search_query,search_results)
+    search_results = SearchResults()
+    espt_search = EsptSearch(search_query, search_results)
     espt_search.convert_search_query_to_espt()
     assert search_query.query_terms == params["expected_query_terms"]
     assert search_query.query_string == " ".join(params["expected_query_terms"])
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ def test_espt_search(db, search, params):
 
 def test_espt_search_doesnt_crash_when_no_analysis(db):
     search_query = Query("my little bears")
-    search_results = SearchResults(search_query)
-    espt_search = EsptSearch(search_query,search_results)
+    search_results = SearchResults()
+    espt_search = EsptSearch(search_query, search_results)
     espt_search.convert_search_query_to_espt()
 
     wordform = Wordform(text="pê-")