diff --git a/rust/agama-lib/share/examples/storage.json b/rust/agama-lib/share/examples/storage.json
index 67ce91dfc3..aa39914563 100644
--- a/rust/agama-lib/share/examples/storage.json
+++ b/rust/agama-lib/share/examples/storage.json
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
     },
     "drives": [
       {
-        "search": {
-          "name": "/dev/vda"
-        },
+        "search": "/dev/vda",
         "ptableType": "gpt",
         "partitions": [
           {
@@ -60,7 +58,12 @@
         ]
       },
       {
-        "search": "/dev/vdb",
+        "search": {
+          "condition": {
+            "name": "/dev/vda"
+          },
+          "ifNotFound": "error"
+        },
         "filesystem": {
           "type": "ext4",
           "path": "/var/log"
diff --git a/service/lib/agama/storage/config_conversions/search/from_json.rb b/service/lib/agama/storage/config_conversions/search/from_json.rb
index f6f2995f7b..a03be629d0 100644
--- a/service/lib/agama/storage/config_conversions/search/from_json.rb
+++ b/service/lib/agama/storage/config_conversions/search/from_json.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def convert(default = nil)
           def convert_name
             return search_json if search_json.is_a?(String)
 
-            search_json[:name]
+            search_json.dig(:condition, :name)
           end
 
           # @return [Symbol, nil]
diff --git a/service/test/agama/storage/config_conversions/from_json_test.rb b/service/test/agama/storage/config_conversions/from_json_test.rb
index 827dad915c..6f899caeac 100644
--- a/service/test/agama/storage/config_conversions/from_json_test.rb
+++ b/service/test/agama/storage/config_conversions/from_json_test.rb
@@ -140,7 +140,15 @@
       end
 
       context "omitting search for a drive" do
-        let(:config_json) { { drives: [{}] } }
+        let(:config_json) do
+          {
+            drives: [
+              {
+                partitions: []
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        end
 
         it "sets the default search" do
           config = subject.convert
@@ -155,7 +163,10 @@
         let(:config_json) do
           {
             drives: [
-              { search: search }
+              {
+                search:     search,
+                partitions: []
+              }
             ]
           }
         end
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@
         context "with a search section" do
           let(:search) do
             {
-              name:       "/dev/vda",
+              condition:  { name: "/dev/vda" },
               ifNotFound: "skip"
             }
           end
@@ -268,7 +279,13 @@
         {
           drives: [
             {
-              partitions: [{}]
+              partitions: [
+                {
+                  filesystem: {
+                    path: "/"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -288,7 +305,12 @@
           drives: [
             {
               partitions: [
-                { search: search }
+                {
+                  search:     search,
+                  filesystem: {
+                    path: "/"
+                  }
+                }
               ]
             }
           ]
@@ -311,7 +333,7 @@
       context "with a search section" do
         let(:search) do
           {
-            name:       "/dev/vda1",
+            condition:  { name: "/dev/vda1" },
             ifNotFound: "skip"
           }
         end