diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 42cc024..918e1b7 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Install Go 1.14+
 
 - Ubuntu: `sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports && sudo apt install golang-go`
 - OSX: `brew install go`
+- Windows https://golang.org/doc/install
 
 Download `protoc` from https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases and make sure it is
 executable and in your path.
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ Run `./dev.sh` to start the hub. The script will restart the hub as you make cha
 
 To search, use `go run . search text goes here`.
 
+#### Windows
+
+reflex doesn't work on windows, so you'll need to run `go run . serve` and restart manually as you make changes.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is MIT licensed. For the full license, see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
diff --git a/server/search.go b/server/search.go
index 754ef4a..37a6e48 100644
--- a/server/search.go
+++ b/server/search.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type record struct {
 
 func (s *Server) Search(ctx context.Context, in *pb.SearchRequest) (*pb.SearchReply, error) {
 	// TODO: reuse elastic client across requests
-	client, err := elastic.NewClient()
+	client, err := elastic.NewClient(elastic.SetSniff(false))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}