diff --git a/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py b/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
index 541c673b9..30f77d1ee 100644
--- a/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class EXASearchTool(EXABaseTool):
 
     payload = {
         "query": search_query,
+        "type": "magic",
     }
 
     headers = self.headers.copy()