diff --git a/combo/apps/search/migrations/0007_french_fts.py b/combo/apps/search/migrations/0007_french_fts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b088a26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/combo/apps/search/migrations/0007_french_fts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.17 on 2020-02-19 08:20
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.db.migrations.operations.base import Operation
+
+
+class TextSearchConfiguration(Operation):
+    reversible = True
+
+    def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
+        pass
+
+    def database_forwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        if schema_editor.connection.vendor != 'postgresql':
+            return
+        schema_editor.execute('CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS unaccent SCHEMA public')
+        schema_editor.execute('CREATE TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION french_unaccent( COPY = french )')
+        schema_editor.execute(
+                'ALTER TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION french_unaccent '
+                'ALTER MAPPING FOR hword, hword_part, word '
+                'WITH public.unaccent, french_stem')
+
+    def database_backwards(self, app_label, schema_editor, from_state, to_state):
+        if schema_editor.connection.vendor != 'postgresql':
+            return
+        schema_editor.execute('DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION french_unaccent')
+
+    def describe(self):
+        return 'Creates unaccent french text search configuration'
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('search', '0006_indexedcell'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        TextSearchConfiguration(),
+    ]
diff --git a/combo/settings.py b/combo/settings.py
index 97ce0e48..8b472a9b 100644
--- a/combo/settings.py
+++ b/combo/settings.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ MELLON_IDENTITY_PROVIDERS = []
 
 # search services
 COMBO_SEARCH_SERVICES = {}
-POSTGRESQL_FTS_SEARCH_CONFIG = 'french'
+POSTGRESQL_FTS_SEARCH_CONFIG = 'french_unaccent'
 
 # mapping of payment modes
 LINGO_NO_ONLINE_PAYMENT_REASONS = {}