diff --git a/app/api/search/route.ts b/app/api/search/route.ts
index 1ba603b..628a181 100644
--- a/app/api/search/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/search/route.ts
@@ -6,35 +6,53 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     const { query, region, count } = body;
 
     if (!query || typeof query !== "string") {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: "query is required" }, { status: 400 });
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Suchbegriff fehlt" }, { status: 400 });
     }
 
     const searchQuery = region ? `${query} ${region}` : query;
+    const base = req.nextUrl.origin;
 
-    const baseUrl = req.nextUrl.origin;
-    const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/api/jobs/serp-enrich`, {
+    // ── 1. Maps job (always, max 60) ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    const mapsRes = await fetch(`${base}/api/jobs/maps-enrich`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
       body: JSON.stringify({
-        query: searchQuery,
-        maxPages: Math.ceil((count || 50) / 10),
-        countryCode: "de",
+        queries: [searchQuery],
+        maxResultsPerQuery: Math.min(count, 60),
         languageCode: "de",
-        filterSocial: true,
         categories: ["ceo"],
         enrichEmails: true,
       }),
     });
 
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      const err = await res.json() as { error?: string };
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: err.error || "Failed to start job" }, { status: 500 });
+    if (!mapsRes.ok) {
+      const err = await mapsRes.json() as { error?: string };
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: err.error || "Suche konnte nicht gestartet werden" }, { status: 500 });
     }
 
-    const data = await res.json() as { jobId: string };
-    return NextResponse.json({ jobId: data.jobId });
+    const { jobId } = await mapsRes.json() as { jobId: string };
+
+    // ── 2. SERP supplement (only when count > 60) — fire & forget ────────────
+    if (count > 60) {
+      const extraPages = Math.ceil((count - 60) / 10);
+      fetch(`${base}/api/jobs/serp-enrich`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          query: searchQuery,
+          maxPages: Math.min(extraPages, 10),
+          countryCode: "de",
+          languageCode: "de",
+          filterSocial: true,
+          categories: ["ceo"],
+          enrichEmails: true,
+        }),
+      }).catch(() => {}); // background — don't block response
+    }
+
+    return NextResponse.json({ jobId });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error("POST /api/search error:", err);
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Failed to start search" }, { status: 500 });
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Suche konnte nicht gestartet werden" }, { status: 500 });
   }
 }