diff --git a/src/useSiteSearch/index.tsx b/src/useSiteSearch/index.tsx
index 2de2815..ea9a058 100644
--- a/src/useSiteSearch/index.tsx
+++ b/src/useSiteSearch/index.tsx
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export function useSiteSearch<Client extends GenericClient>(
             query: state.query,
             locale: state.locale,
             build_trigger_id: config.buildTriggerId,
+            ...(config.fuzzySearch === true ? { fuzzy: true } : {}),
           },
           page: {
             limit: resultsPerPage,
@@ -168,10 +169,6 @@ export function useSiteSearch<Client extends GenericClient>(
           },
         };
 
-        if (config.fuzzySearch) {
-          request.fuzzy = 'true';
-        }
-
         const response = await config.client.searchResults.rawList(request);
 
         if (!isCancelled) {