diff --git a/searx/engines/duckduckgo_definitions.py b/searx/engines/duckduckgo_definitions.py
index 957a13ea6..79d10c303 100644
--- a/searx/engines/duckduckgo_definitions.py
+++ b/searx/engines/duckduckgo_definitions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+"""
+DuckDuckGo (definitions)
+
+- `Instant Answer API`_
+- `DuckDuckGo query`_
+
+.. _Instant Answer API: https://duckduckgo.com/api
+.. _DuckDuckGo query: https://api.duckduckgo.com/?q=DuckDuckGo&format=json&pretty=1
+
+"""
+
 import json
 from lxml import html
 from re import compile
@@ -25,7 +36,8 @@ def result_to_text(url, text, htmlResult):
 def request(query, params):
     params['url'] = url.format(query=urlencode({'q': query}))
     language = match_language(params['language'], supported_languages, language_aliases)
-    params['headers']['Accept-Language'] = language.split('-')[0]
+    language = language.split('-')[0]
+    params['headers']['Accept-Language'] = language
     return params
 
 
@@ -43,8 +55,9 @@ def response(resp):
 
     # add answer if there is one
     answer = search_res.get('Answer', '')
-    if answer != '':
-        results.append({'answer': html_to_text(answer)})
+    if answer:
+        if search_res.get('AnswerType', '') not in ['calc']:
+            results.append({'answer': html_to_text(answer)})
 
     # add infobox
     if 'Definition' in search_res: