diff --git a/src/lib/api/documents.ts b/src/lib/api/documents.ts
index d08213b82..855a7e01f 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/documents.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/documents.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** API helpers related to documents.
  * Lots of duplicated code here that should get consolidated at some point.
  */
-import type { Document, DocumentResults, sizes } from "./types";
+import type { Document, DocumentResults, SearchOptions, sizes } from "./types";
 
 import { error } from "@sveltejs/kit";
 
@@ -10,15 +10,21 @@ import { isOrg } from "@/api/types/orgAndUser";
 import { APP_URL, BASE_API_URL } from "@/config/config.js";
 import { isErrorCode } from "../utils";
 
-/** Search documents */
+/**
+ * Search documents
+ * https://www.documentcloud.org/help/search/
+ *
+ * Note that in some environments, pagination works by setting page=N
+ * while in others we use cursers.
+ *  */
 export async function search(
   query = "",
-  options = { hl: false, per_page: 25, cursor: "" },
+  options: SearchOptions = { hl: false, per_page: 25, cursor: "" },
   fetch = globalThis.fetch,
 ): Promise<DocumentResults> {
   const endpoint = new URL("documents/search/", BASE_API_URL);
 
-  // endpoint.searchParams.set("expand", DEFAULT_EXPAND);
+  endpoint.searchParams.set("expand", DEFAULT_EXPAND);
   endpoint.searchParams.set("q", query);
 
   for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(options)) {
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
index d686d6680..e6ca97492 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types.d.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ export interface Section {
 
 export type SectionResults = Page<Section>;
 
+export interface SearchOptions {
+  hl?: boolean;
+  per_page?: number;
+  page?: number;
+  cursor?: string;
+  expand?: string;
+}
+
 export interface OEmbed {
   version: "1.0";
   provider_name: "DocumentCloud";
diff --git a/src/routes/app/+page.svelte b/src/routes/app/+page.svelte
index 6b26f831d..ba6f80756 100644
--- a/src/routes/app/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/app/+page.svelte
@@ -14,23 +14,28 @@
   export let data;
 
   let page_number = 1;
-  let error: Error;
 
   $: searchResults = data.searchResults;
   $: query = data.query;
   $: per_page = data.per_page;
+  $: page_number = data.page;
 
   // update the cursor URL param, forcing refresh of search results
   function setCursor(url: URL) {
-    const c = url.searchParams.get("cursor");
-    $page.url.searchParams.set("cursor", c);
-    goto($page.url);
+    const cursor = url.searchParams.get("cursor");
+    const page_number = url.searchParams.get("page");
+
+    // handle different environments that paginate differently
+    if (cursor) $page.url.searchParams.set("cursor", cursor);
+    if (per_page) $page.url.searchParams.set("page", page_number);
+
+    return goto($page.url);
   }
 
   // update the per_page query param
   function setPerPage(e) {
     $page.url.searchParams.set("per_page", e.target.value);
-    goto($page.url);
+    return goto($page.url);
   }
 </script>
 
@@ -56,18 +61,19 @@
         {@const total_pages = Math.ceil(count / per_page)}
         {@const next = sr.next}
         {@const previous = sr.previous}
+
         <Paginator
           page={page_number}
           totalPages={total_pages}
           has_next={Boolean(next)}
           has_previous={Boolean(previous)}
           on:next={(e) => {
-            page_number = Math.min(total_pages, page_number + 1);
             if (next) setCursor(new URL(next));
+            page_number = Math.min(total_pages, page_number + 1);
           }}
           on:previous={(e) => {
-            page_number = Math.max(1, page_number - 1);
             if (previous) setCursor(new URL(previous));
+            page_number = Math.max(1, page_number - 1);
           }}
         />
       {/await}
diff --git a/src/routes/app/+page.ts b/src/routes/app/+page.ts
index 280051418..babb0cdef 100644
--- a/src/routes/app/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/app/+page.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
+import type { SearchOptions } from "$lib/api/types";
 import { search } from "$lib/api/documents.js";
 
 export async function load({ url, fetch }) {
   const query = url.searchParams.get("q") || "";
   const per_page = +url.searchParams.get("per_page") || 25;
   const cursor = url.searchParams.get("cursor") || "";
+  const page = +url.searchParams.get("page") || null;
 
-  const options = {
+  const options: SearchOptions = {
     hl: true,
-    per_page,
-    cursor,
   };
 
+  if (per_page) {
+    options.per_page = per_page;
+  }
+
+  if (cursor) {
+    options.cursor = cursor;
+  }
+
+  if (page) {
+    options.page = page;
+  }
+
   const searchResults = search(query, options, fetch);
 
   return {
     query,
     per_page,
+    page,
     cursor,
     searchResults,
   };