diff --git a/etc/sphinx.conf.in b/etc/sphinx.conf.in
index bcd1aa7..936687f 100644
--- a/etc/sphinx.conf.in
+++ b/etc/sphinx.conf.in
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
 source tag : base
 {
    sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
-   sql_query  = SELECT `_id`, `id`, `uid`, `tag` FROM `tag`
+   sql_query  = SELECT `_id`, `id` AS iid, `uid`, `tag` FROM `tag`
 
-   sql_attr_uint = id
+   sql_attr_uint = iid
    sql_attr_uint = uid
 
 }
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 source note : base
 {
    sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
-   sql_query  = SELECT `_id`, `id`, `uid`, `note` FROM `note`
+   sql_query  = SELECT `_id`, `id` AS iid, `uid`, `note` FROM `note`
 
-   sql_attr_uint = id
+   sql_attr_uint = iid
    sql_attr_uint = uid
 
 }
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
 	source			= main1
 	path			= /var/piler/sphinx/main1
 	docinfo			= extern
-	charset_type		= utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -96,8 +94,6 @@
         source                  = main2
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/main2
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -109,8 +105,6 @@
         source                  = main3
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/main3
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -122,8 +116,6 @@
         source                  = main4
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/main4
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -135,8 +127,6 @@
         source                  = dailydelta
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/dailydelta1
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -148,8 +138,6 @@
         source                  = delta
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/delta1
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -162,8 +150,6 @@
         source                  = tag
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/tag1
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -176,8 +162,6 @@
         source                  = note
         path                    = /var/piler/sphinx/note1
         docinfo                 = extern
-        charset_type            = utf-8
-        enable_star             = 1
         min_prefix_len          = 6
         min_word_len            = 1
         #ngram_len               = 1
@@ -206,5 +190,4 @@
 	preopen_indexes		= 1
 	unlink_old		= 1
 	workers			= threads # for RT to work
-	compat_sphinxql_magics  = 0
 }
diff --git a/init.d/rc.searchd.in b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
index fa03a90..25476e2 100644
--- a/init.d/rc.searchd.in
+++ b/init.d/rc.searchd.in
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 
 start() {
 	echo "starting searchd . . ."
+
+	if [ ! -d /var/run/piler ]; then
+		mkdir -p /var/run/piler
+		chown piler:piler /var/run/piler
+	fi
+
         if [ `id -u` -eq 0 ]; then
 		su piler -c searchd
 	else
diff --git a/webui/model/search/search.php b/webui/model/search/search.php
index 094a6c7..68a7ec0 100644
--- a/webui/model/search/search.php
+++ b/webui/model/search/search.php
@@ -417,10 +417,11 @@
 
       $s = $this->fixup_sphinx_operators($s);
 
-      $q = $this->sphx->query("SELECT id FROM $sphx_table WHERE uid=" . $session->get("uid") . " AND MATCH('@$field $s') ");
+      $q = $this->sphx->query("SELECT iid FROM $sphx_table WHERE uid=" . $session->get("uid") . " AND MATCH('@$field $s') ");
+      if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { syslog(LOG_INFO, "sql: " . $q->query); }
 
       foreach($q->rows as $a) {
-         $id_list .= "," . $a['id'];
+         $id_list .= "," . $a['iid'];
       }
 
       if($id_list) { $id_list = substr($id_list, 1, strlen($id_list)); }
@@ -446,10 +447,10 @@
       }
 
 
-      $q = $this->db->query("SELECT id FROM " . TABLE_FOLDER_MESSAGE . " WHERE folder_id IN ($q)", $__folders);
+      $q = $this->db->query("SELECT iid FROM " . TABLE_FOLDER_MESSAGE . " WHERE folder_id IN ($q)", $__folders);
 
       foreach($q->rows as $a) {
-         $id_list .= "," . $a['id'];
+         $id_list .= "," . $a['iid'];
       }
 
       if($id_list) { $id_list = substr($id_list, 1, strlen($id_list)); }