diff --git a/specs/composition/common/schemas/SearchParams.yml b/specs/composition/common/schemas/SearchParams.yml
index 42b4171585b..001b338ac5d 100644
--- a/specs/composition/common/schemas/SearchParams.yml
+++ b/specs/composition/common/schemas/SearchParams.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-searchParams:
+params:
   title: Composition Search parameters as object
   type: object
   additionalProperties: false
diff --git a/specs/composition/paths/search/run.yml b/specs/composition/paths/search/search.yml
similarity index 77%
rename from specs/composition/paths/search/run.yml
rename to specs/composition/paths/search/search.yml
index e1aed1a40a4..317715ef48a 100644
--- a/specs/composition/paths/search/run.yml
+++ b/specs/composition/paths/search/search.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 post:
   tags:
     - Search
-  operationId: runSingleComposition
+  operationId: search
   x-use-read-transporter: true
   x-cacheable: true
   x-acl:
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ post:
   parameters:
     - $ref: '../../common/parameters.yml#/compositionID'
   requestBody:
+    required: true
     content:
       application/json:
         schema:
-          $ref: '../../../common/schemas/SearchParams.yml#/searchParams'
+          title: requestBody
+          type: object
+          additionalProperties: false
+          properties:
+            params:
+              $ref: '../../common/schemas/SearchParams.yml#/params'
   responses:
     '200':
       description: OK
diff --git a/specs/composition/paths/search/searchForFacetValues.yml b/specs/composition/paths/search/searchForFacetValues.yml
index e7ade059273..191d2ffc8b7 100644
--- a/specs/composition/paths/search/searchForFacetValues.yml
+++ b/specs/composition/paths/search/searchForFacetValues.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ post:
                 maxFacetHits:
                   $ref: '../../../common/schemas/IndexSettings.yml#/maxFacetHits'
                 searchQuery:
-                  $ref: '../../common/schemas/SearchParams.yml#/searchParams'
+                  $ref: '../../common/schemas/SearchParams.yml#/params'
   responses:
     '200':
       description: OK
diff --git a/specs/composition/spec.yml b/specs/composition/spec.yml
index eb9a6f6d4b0..65553cf1e46 100644
--- a/specs/composition/spec.yml
+++ b/specs/composition/spec.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ paths:
   # ### Search Endpoints ###
   # ########################
   /1/compositions/{compositionID}/run:
-    $ref: 'paths/search/run.yml'
+    $ref: 'paths/search/search.yml'
   /1/compositions/{compositionID}/facets/{facetName}/query:
     $ref: 'paths/search/searchForFacetValues.yml'
 
diff --git a/tests/CTS/requests/composition/runSingleComposition.json b/tests/CTS/requests/composition/search.json
similarity index 64%
rename from tests/CTS/requests/composition/runSingleComposition.json
rename to tests/CTS/requests/composition/search.json
index 7d35bfb327d..e8be0dcbf2f 100644
--- a/tests/CTS/requests/composition/runSingleComposition.json
+++ b/tests/CTS/requests/composition/search.json
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
   {
     "parameters": {
       "compositionID": "foo",
-      "searchParams": {
-        "query": "batman"
+      "requestBody": {
+        "params": { "query": "batman" }
       }
     },
     "request": {
       "path": "/1/compositions/foo/run",
       "method": "POST",
       "body": {
-        "query": "batman"
+        "params": { "query": "batman" }
       }
     }
   }