diff --git a/src/kbmod_wf/task_impls/kbmod_search.py b/src/kbmod_wf/task_impls/kbmod_search.py
index bace169..1ed8496 100644
--- a/src/kbmod_wf/task_impls/kbmod_search.py
+++ b/src/kbmod_wf/task_impls/kbmod_search.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import kbmod
+from kbmod.work_unit import WorkUnit
+
+import os
 import time
 
 
-def kbmod_search(input_wu=None, result_file=None, logger=None):
+def placeholder_kbmod_search(input_wu=None, result_file=None, logger=None):
     logger.info("In the kbmod_search task_impl")
     with open(input_wu, "r") as f:
         for line in f:
@@ -14,3 +18,59 @@ def kbmod_search(input_wu=None, result_file=None, logger=None):
         f.write(f"Logged: {value} - {time.time()}\n")
 
     return result_file
+
+
+def kbmod_search(
+    input_wu=None, search_config_filepath=None, runtime_config={}, result_file=None, logger=None
+):
+    kbmod_searcher = KBMODSearcher(
+        input_wu_filepath=input_wu,
+        search_config_filepath=search_config_filepath,
+        runtime_config=runtime_config,
+        output_filepath=result_file,
+        logger=logger,
+    )
+
+    return kbmod_searcher.run_search()
+
+
+class KBMODSearcher:
+    def __init__(self, input_wu_filepath, search_config_filepath, runtime_config, output_filepath, logger):
+        self.input_wu_filepath = input_wu_filepath
+        self.search_config_filepath = search_config_filepath
+        self.runtime_config = runtime_config
+        self.output_filepath = output_filepath
+        self.logger = logger
+
+    def run_search(self):
+        self.logger.info("Loading workunit from file")
+        wu = WorkUnit.from_fits(self.input_wu_filepath)
+
+        self.logger.debug("Loaded work unit")
+        if self.search_config is not None:
+            # Load a search configuration, otherwise use the one loaded with the work unit
+            wu.config = kbmod.configuration.SearchConfiguration.from_file(self.search_config)
+
+        config = wu.config
+
+        # Modify the work unit results to be what is specified in command line args
+        input_parameters = {
+            "res_filepath": args.result_dir,
+            "result_filename": os.path.join(args.result_dir, "full_results.ecsv"),
+        }
+        config.set_multiple(input_parameters)
+
+        # Save the search config in the results directory for record keeping
+        config.to_file(os.path.join(args.result_dir, "search_config.yaml"))
+        wu.config = config
+
+        self.logger.info("Running KBMOD search")
+        res = kbmod.run_search.SearchRunner().run_search_from_work_unit(wu)
+
+        self.logger.info("Search complete")
+        self.logger.info(f"Search results: {res}")
+
+        self.logger.info("writing results table")
+        res.write_table(self.output_filepath)
+
+        return self.output_filepath