diff --git a/website/search/models.py b/website/search/models.py
index 18617ef..4a2bc43 100644
--- a/website/search/models.py
+++ b/website/search/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET
-from rest_framework import serializers
 from wagtail.contrib.routable_page.models import RoutablePageMixin, route
 from wagtail.models import Page
 from wagtail.query import PageQuerySet
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ from website.common.models import BaseContentMixin, BasePage
 from website.common.utils import TocEntry
 from website.home.models import HomePage
 
+from .serializers import MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH, SearchParamsSerializer
+
 
 class SearchPage(BaseContentMixin, RoutablePageMixin, BasePage):  # type: ignore[misc]
     max_count = 1
@@ -24,11 +25,6 @@ class SearchPage(BaseContentMixin, RoutablePageMixin, BasePage):  # type: ignore
     content_panels = BasePage.content_panels + BaseContentMixin.content_panels
     search_fields = BasePage.search_fields + BaseContentMixin.search_fields
     PAGE_SIZE = 15
-    MIN_SEARCH_TERM = 3
-
-    class SearchParamsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
-        q = serializers.CharField(min_length=3)
-        page = serializers.IntegerField(min_value=1, default=1)
 
     @cached_property
     def reading_time(self) -> int:
@@ -45,7 +41,7 @@ class SearchPage(BaseContentMixin, RoutablePageMixin, BasePage):  # type: ignore
         context = super().get_context(request)
         context["search_query"] = request.GET.get("q", "")
         context["search_url"] = self.reverse_subpage("results")
-        context["MIN_SEARCH_TERM"] = self.MIN_SEARCH_TERM
+        context["MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH"] = MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH
         return context
 
     @route(r"^results/$")
@@ -54,13 +50,13 @@ class SearchPage(BaseContentMixin, RoutablePageMixin, BasePage):  # type: ignore
         if not request.htmx:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest()
 
-        serializer = self.SearchParamsSerializer(data=request.GET)
+        serializer = SearchParamsSerializer(data=request.GET)
 
         if not serializer.is_valid():
             return render(
                 request,
                 "search/enter-search-term.html",
-                {"MIN_SEARCH_TERM": self.MIN_SEARCH_TERM},
+                {"MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH": MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH},
             )
 
         search_query = serializer.validated_data["q"]
diff --git a/website/search/serializers.py b/website/search/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95664a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/search/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH = 3
+
+
+class SearchParamsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    q = serializers.CharField(min_length=MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH)
+    page = serializers.IntegerField(min_value=1, default=1)
diff --git a/website/search/templates/search/enter-search-term.html b/website/search/templates/search/enter-search-term.html
index ecb4e9f..1331462 100644
--- a/website/search/templates/search/enter-search-term.html
+++ b/website/search/templates/search/enter-search-term.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<p>Enter a search term (of at least {{ MIN_SEARCH_TERM }} characters) to search</p>
+<p>Enter a search term (of at least {{ MIN_SEARCH_LENGTH }} characters) to search</p>