diff --git a/invenio_search_ui/ext.py b/invenio_search_ui/ext.py
index 26bd9c20..a01e073c 100644
--- a/invenio_search_ui/ext.py
+++ b/invenio_search_ui/ext.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Invenio.
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022 CERN.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Graz University of Technology.
 #
 # Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
 """UI for Invenio-Search."""
 
 from . import config
-from .views import blueprint, search
 
 
 class InvenioSearchUI(object):
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ def init_app(self, app):
         self.init_config(app)
         app.extensions["invenio-search-ui"] = self
 
-        search_view = app.config.get("SEARCH_UI_SEARCH_VIEW", search)
-        blueprint.add_url_rule("/search", "search", view_func=search_view)
-
     def init_config(self, app):
         """Initialize configuration.
 
diff --git a/invenio_search_ui/views.py b/invenio_search_ui/views.py
index 8ec218d6..c59487ad 100644
--- a/invenio_search_ui/views.py
+++ b/invenio_search_ui/views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Invenio.
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022 CERN.
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Graz University of Technology.
 #
 # Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
@@ -12,12 +13,32 @@
 
 from flask import Blueprint, current_app, json, render_template
 
-blueprint = Blueprint(
-    "invenio_search_ui",
-    __name__,
-    template_folder="templates",
-    static_folder="static",
-)
+
+def create_blueprint(app):
+    """Create blueprint."""
+    blueprint = Blueprint(
+        "invenio_search_ui",
+        __name__,
+        template_folder="templates",
+        static_folder="static",
+    )
+
+    search_view = app.config.get("SEARCH_UI_SEARCH_VIEW", search)
+    blueprint.add_url_rule("/search", "search", view_func=search_view)
+
+    blueprint.add_app_template_filter(format_sortoptions, name="format_sortoptions")
+
+    @blueprint.app_context_processor
+    def search_app_helpers():
+        """Makes Invenio-Search-JS config generation available for Jinja."""
+        return {"search_app_helpers": current_app.config["SEARCH_UI_SEARCH_CONFIG_GEN"]}
+
+    return blueprint
+
+
+def format_sortoptions(sort_options):
+    """Create sort options JSON dump for Invenio-Search-JS."""
+    return json.dumps({"options": sorted_options(sort_options)})
 
 
 def search():
@@ -46,12 +67,6 @@ def sorted_options(sort_options):
     ]
 
 
-@blueprint.app_template_filter("format_sortoptions")
-def format_sortoptions(sort_options):
-    """Create sort options JSON dump for Invenio-Search-JS."""
-    return json.dumps({"options": sorted_options(sort_options)})
-
-
 class SearchAppInvenioRestConfigHelper(object):
     """Configuration generator for Invenio-Search-JS.
 
@@ -247,9 +262,3 @@ def generate(cls, options, **kwargs):
         }
         config.update(kwargs)
         return config
-
-
-@blueprint.app_context_processor
-def search_app_helpers():
-    """Makes Invenio-Search-JS config generation available for Jinja."""
-    return {"search_app_helpers": current_app.config["SEARCH_UI_SEARCH_CONFIG_GEN"]}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 644fdd31..e1451a8e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ tests =
 invenio_base.apps =
     invenio_search_ui = invenio_search_ui:InvenioSearchUI
 invenio_base.blueprints =
-    invenio_search_ui = invenio_search_ui.views:blueprint
+    invenio_search_ui = invenio_search_ui.views:create_blueprint
 invenio_search_ui.translations =
     messages = invenio_search_ui
 invenio_assets.webpack =
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a3dede39..f3ac20e1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Invenio.
 # Copyright (C) 2015-2022 CERN.
-# Copyright (C) 2023 Graz University of Technology.
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Graz University of Technology.
 #
 # Invenio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from invenio_i18n import Babel
 
 from invenio_search_ui import InvenioSearchUI
-from invenio_search_ui.views import blueprint
+from invenio_search_ui.views import create_blueprint
 
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture()
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def app():
     def api():
         return {}
 
-    app.register_blueprint(blueprint)
+    app.register_blueprint(create_blueprint(app))
+
     # add extra test templates to the search app blueprint, to fake the
     # existence of `invenio-theme` base templates.
     test_templates_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "templates")