diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserPointsRepo.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserPointsRepo.groovy
index f33de98a03..87686dc4e6 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserPointsRepo.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserPointsRepo.groovy
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ interface UserPointsRepo extends CrudRepository<UserPoints, Integer> {
                     usr.skill_id is null and 
                     usr.points >= ?3 and
                     (lower(CONCAT(usattr.first_name, ' ', usattr.last_name, ' (', usattr.user_id_for_display, ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?2, '%')) OR
-                    (lower(CONCAT(usattr.user_id_for_display, ' (', usattr.last_name, ', ', usattr.first_name,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT(\'%\', ?2, \'%\'))) OR
+                    (lower(CONCAT(usattr.user_id_for_display, ' (', usattr.last_name, ', ', usattr.first_name,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?2, '%'))) OR
                      lower(usattr.user_id_for_display) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?2, '%')))) 
                 AS temp''',
             nativeQuery = true)
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ interface UserPointsRepo extends CrudRepository<UserPoints, Integer> {
             LEFT JOIN (SELECT ut.user_id, max(ut.value) AS value FROM user_tags ut WHERE ut.key = ?2 group by ut.user_id) ut ON ut.user_id=ua.user_id
             WHERE 
                 up.project_id=?1 and 
-                (lower(CONCAT(ua.first_name, ' ', ua.last_name, ' (',  ua.user_id_for_display, ')')) like lower(CONCAT(\'%\', ?3, \'%\')) OR
-                (lower(CONCAT(ua.user_id_for_display, ' (', ua.last_name, ', ', ua.first_name,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT(\'%\', ?3, \'%\'))) OR
+                (lower(CONCAT(ua.first_name, ' ', ua.last_name, ' (',  ua.user_id_for_display, ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%')) OR
+                (lower(CONCAT(ua.user_id_for_display, ' (', ua.last_name, ', ', ua.first_name,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%'))) OR
                  lower(ua.user_id_for_display) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%'))
                 ) and 
                 up.skill_id is null and
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserRoleRepo.groovy b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserRoleRepo.groovy
index f9dfede1e6..a44c82f2e9 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserRoleRepo.groovy
+++ b/service/src/main/java/skills/storage/repos/UserRoleRepo.groovy
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ interface UserRoleRepo extends CrudRepository<UserRole, Integer> {
             ur.userId = ua.userId and 
             ur.projectId = ?1 and
             ur.roleName = ?2 and
-            (lower(CONCAT(ua.userIdForDisplay, ' (', ua.lastName, ', ', ua.firstName,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT(\'%\', ?3, \'%\')))
+            (ur.userId like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%')) or
+            (lower(CONCAT(ua.userIdForDisplay, ' (', ua.lastName, ', ', ua.firstName,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%'))))
     ''')
     List<UserRoleWithAttrs> findRoleWithAttrsByProjectIdAndRoleNameAndUserIdLike(String projectId, RoleName roleName, String userIdQuery, PageRequest pageRequest)
 
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ interface UserRoleRepo extends CrudRepository<UserRole, Integer> {
                 ur.userId = ua.userId and
                 ur.projectId = ?1 and
                 ur.roleName = ?2 and
-                (lower(CONCAT(ua.userIdForDisplay, ' (', ua.lastName, ', ', ua.firstName,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT(\'%\', ?3, \'%\')))
+                (ur.userId like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%')) or
+                (lower(CONCAT(ua.userIdForDisplay, ' (', ua.lastName, ', ', ua.firstName,  ')')) like lower(CONCAT('%', ?3, '%'))))
     ''')
     Integer countRoleWithAttrsByProjectIdAndRoleNameAndUserIdLike(String projectId, RoleName roleName, String userIdQuery)