diff --git a/webapi/Search Dispatch.go b/webapi/Search Dispatch.go
index c509f4b..d405e81 100644
--- a/webapi/Search Dispatch.go	
+++ b/webapi/Search Dispatch.go	
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) dispatchSearch(input SearchRequest) (job *SearchJob)
 
 	go job.localSearch(api, input.Term)
 
-	job.RemoveDefer(job.timeout + time.Minute*10)
+	api.RemoveJobDefer(job, job.timeout+time.Minute*10)
 
 	return job
 }
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ resultLoop:
 			}
 		}
 
-		if bytes.Equal(file.NodeID, job.backend.SelfNodeID()) {
+		if bytes.Equal(file.NodeID, api.backend.SelfNodeID()) {
 			// Indicates data from the current user.
 			file.Tags = append(file.Tags, blockchain.TagFromNumber(blockchain.TagSharedByCount, 1))
-		} else if peer := job.backend.NodelistLookup(file.NodeID); peer != nil {
+		} else if peer := api.backend.NodelistLookup(file.NodeID); peer != nil {
 			// add the tags 'Shared By Count' and 'Shared By GeoIP'
 			file.Tags = append(file.Tags, blockchain.TagFromNumber(blockchain.TagSharedByCount, 1))
 			if latitude, longitude, valid := api.Peer2GeoIP(peer); valid {
diff --git a/webapi/Search Job.go b/webapi/Search Job.go
index a6b4e73..ffdf5cf 100644
--- a/webapi/Search Job.go	
+++ b/webapi/Search Job.go	
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/PeernetOfficial/core"
 	"github.com/PeernetOfficial/core/blockchain"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ type SearchFilter struct {
 
 // SearchJob is a collection of search jobs
 type SearchJob struct {
-	backend *core.Backend
-	api     *WebapiInstance
-
 	// input settings
 	id        uuid.UUID     // The job id
 	timeout   time.Duration // timeout set for all searches
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ const (
 // CreateSearchJob creates a new search job and adds it to the lookup list.
 // Timeout and MaxResults must be set and must not be 0.
 func (api *WebapiInstance) CreateSearchJob(Timeout time.Duration, MaxResults int, Filter SearchFilter) (job *SearchJob) {
-	job = &SearchJob{backend: api.backend, api: api}
+	job = &SearchJob{}
 	job.Status = SearchStatusNotStarted
 	job.id = uuid.New()
 	job.timeout = Timeout
@@ -320,30 +316,30 @@ func (job *SearchJob) isFileReceived(id uuid.UUID) (exists bool) {
 
 // ---- job list management ----
 
-// Remove removes the structure from the list. Terminate should be called before. Unless the search is manually removed, it stays forever in the list.
-func (job *SearchJob) Remove() {
-	job.api.allJobsMutex.Lock()
-	delete(job.api.allJobs, job.id) // delete is safe to call multiple times, so auto-removal and manual one are fine and need no syncing
-	job.api.allJobsMutex.Unlock()
+// RemoveJob removes the job structure from the list. Terminate should be called before. Unless the search is manually removed, it stays forever in the list.
+func (api *WebapiInstance) RemoveJob(job *SearchJob) {
+	api.allJobsMutex.Lock()
+	delete(api.allJobs, job.id) // delete is safe to call multiple times, so auto-removal and manual one are fine and need no syncing
+	api.allJobsMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 // RemoveDefer removes the search job after a given time after all searches are terminated. This can be used for automated time delayed removal. Do not create additional search clients after deferal removing.
-func (job *SearchJob) RemoveDefer(Duration time.Duration) {
+func (api *WebapiInstance) RemoveJobDefer(job *SearchJob, Duration time.Duration) {
 	go func() {
 		// for _, client := range job.clients {
 		// 	<-client.TerminateSignal
 		// }
 
 		<-time.After(Duration)
-		job.Remove()
+		api.RemoveJob(job)
 	}()
 }
 
 // JobLookup looks up a job. Returns nil if not found.
-func JobLookup(id uuid.UUID) (job *SearchJob) {
-	job.api.allJobsMutex.RLock()
-	job = job.api.allJobs[id]
-	job.api.allJobsMutex.RUnlock()
+func (api *WebapiInstance) JobLookup(id uuid.UUID) (job *SearchJob) {
+	api.allJobsMutex.RLock()
+	job = api.allJobs[id]
+	api.allJobsMutex.RUnlock()
 
 	return job
 }
diff --git a/webapi/Search.go b/webapi/Search.go
index 47fc738..1a0a2e8 100644
--- a/webapi/Search.go
+++ b/webapi/Search.go
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// Terminate previous searches, if their IDs were supplied. This allows terminating the old search immediately without making a separate /search/terminate request.
 	for _, terminate := range input.TerminateID {
-		if job := JobLookup(terminate); job != nil {
+		if job := api.JobLookup(terminate); job != nil {
 			job.Terminate()
-			job.Remove()
+			api.RemoveJob(job)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearchResult(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	}
 
 	// find the job ID
-	job := JobLookup(jobID)
+	job := api.JobLookup(jobID)
 	if job == nil {
 		EncodeJSON(api.backend, w, r, SearchResult{Status: 2})
 		return
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearchResultStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.
 	useLimit := err == nil
 
 	// look up the job
-	job := JobLookup(jobID)
+	job := api.JobLookup(jobID)
 	if job == nil {
 		EncodeJSON(api.backend, w, r, SearchResult{Status: 2})
 		return
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearchTerminate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 
 	// look up the job
-	job := JobLookup(jobID)
+	job := api.JobLookup(jobID)
 	if job == nil {
 		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearchTerminate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 
 	// terminate and remove it from the list
 	job.Terminate()
-	job.Remove()
+	api.RemoveJob(job)
 
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (api *WebapiInstance) apiSearchStatistic(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 
 	// find the job ID
-	job := JobLookup(jobID)
+	job := api.JobLookup(jobID)
 	if job == nil {
 		EncodeJSON(api.backend, w, r, SearchStatistic{Status: 2})
 		return