diff --git a/c2corg_api/scripts/es/fill_index.py b/c2corg_api/scripts/es/fill_index.py
index 392ffb707..abae3263a 100644
--- a/c2corg_api/scripts/es/fill_index.py
+++ b/c2corg_api/scripts/es/fill_index.py
@@ -76,7 +76,13 @@ def progress(count, total_count):
     count = 0
     with batch:
         for doc_type in document_types:
-            print('Importing document type {}'.format(doc_type))
+            if doc_type not in search_documents:
+                # some document types (e.g. coverages) are not indexed
+                logging.warning(
+                    'Document type {} is not indexed'.format(doc_type))
+                continue
+
+            logging.info('Importing document type {}'.format(doc_type))
             to_search_document = search_documents[doc_type].to_search_document
 
             for doc in sync.get_documents(session, doc_type, batch_size,
diff --git a/c2corg_api/scripts/es/sync.py b/c2corg_api/scripts/es/sync.py
index 8a84e21cc..26793204c 100644
--- a/c2corg_api/scripts/es/sync.py
+++ b/c2corg_api/scripts/es/sync.py
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ def sync_documents(session, changed_documents, batch_size):
         docs_per_type = get_documents_per_type(changed_documents)
         add_dependent_documents(session, docs_per_type)
         for doc_type, document_ids in docs_per_type.items():
+            if doc_type not in search_documents:
+                # some document types (e.g. coverages) are not indexed
+                logging.warning(
+                    'Document type {} is not indexed'.format(doc_type))
+                continue
             if document_ids:
                 docs = get_documents(
                     session, doc_type, batch_size, document_ids)
diff --git a/c2corg_api/views/search.py b/c2corg_api/views/search.py
index e3acea9cd..ddb1dbbbe 100644
--- a/c2corg_api/views/search.py
+++ b/c2corg_api/views/search.py
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@
 from c2corg_api.views.validation import validate_pagination, \
     validate_preferred_lang_param
 from c2corg_api.views.waypoint import waypoint_documents_config
+from c2corg_api.security.acl import ACLDefault
 from cornice.resource import resource, view
 
 
 @resource(path='/search', cors_policy=cors_policy)
-class SearchRest(object):
-    def __init__(self, request):
-        self.request = request
-
+class SearchRest(ACLDefault):
     @view(validators=[validate_pagination, validate_preferred_lang_param])
     def get(self):
         """Search for a query word (simple search).