diff --git a/js/search.js b/js/search.js
index 7432717..1d190a9 100644
--- a/js/search.js
+++ b/js/search.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function isRegexEntry(name) {
 function readMasterlist(err, data) {
     if (err) {
         console.log(err);
+        document.getElementById('progress').classList.add('hidden');
         return;
     }
 
@@ -73,9 +74,36 @@ function readMasterlist(err, data) {
     console.log("Search complete.");
 }
 
+function fetchMasterlist(err, data) {
+    if (err) {
+        console.log(err);
+        document.getElementById('progress').classList.add('hidden');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < data.tree.length; ++i) {
+        if (data.tree[i].path == 'masterlist.yaml') {
+            github.repos('loot', gameSelect.selected).git.blobs(data.tree[i].sha).read(readMasterlist);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function fetchTree(err, data) {
+    if (err) {
+        console.log(err);
+        document.getElementById('progress').classList.add('hidden');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    github.repos('loot', gameSelect.selected).git.trees(data.object.sha).fetch(fetchMasterlist);
+}
+
 function onSearchInit(evt) {
-    var repo = github.repos('loot', gameSelect.selected);
-    repo.contents('masterlist.yaml').read({ref: repoBranch}, readMasterlist);
+    /* The GitHub Repository API can't be used because it only supports
+       files of sizes up to 1 MB. The Skyrim masterlist is larger than this, so
+       use the GitHub Git Data API instead. */
+    github.repos('loot', gameSelect.selected).git.refs('heads/' + repoBranch).fetch(fetchTree);
 
     /* Clear any previous search results. */
     var progress = document.getElementById('progress');