diff --git a/gpt_researcher/retrievers/tavily_search/tavily_search.py b/gpt_researcher/retrievers/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
index 013a798db..5357398fe 100644
--- a/gpt_researcher/retrievers/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
+++ b/gpt_researcher/retrievers/tavily_search/tavily_search.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def search(self, max_results=7):
 
         """
         # Search the query
-        results = self.client.search(self.query, search_depth="basic", max_results=max_results)
+        results = self.client.search(self.query, search_depth="advanced", max_results=max_results)
         # Return the results
         search_response = [{"href": obj["url"], "body": obj["content"]} for obj in results.get("results", [])]
         return search_response