diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
index cca829c23..e0c8d409b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/UsersController.php
@@ -286,9 +286,11 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
         $users = Company::scopeCompanyables($users);
 
         if ($request->filled('search')) {
-            $users = $users->SimpleNameSearch($request->get('search'))
-                ->orWhere('username', 'LIKE', '%'.$request->get('search').'%')
-                ->orWhere('employee_num', 'LIKE', '%'.$request->get('search').'%');
+            $users = $users->where(function ($query) use ($request) {
+                $query->SimpleNameSearch($request->get('search'))
+                    ->orWhere('username', 'LIKE', '%'.$request->get('search').'%')
+                    ->orWhere('employee_num', 'LIKE', '%'.$request->get('search').'%');
+            });
         }
 
         $users = $users->orderBy('last_name', 'asc')->orderBy('first_name', 'asc');