diff --git a/src/controllers/users.js b/src/controllers/users.js
index 7d159e2f..a5af5720 100644
--- a/src/controllers/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/users.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async function findByUsername(req, res, next) {
   User.findAll({
     where: {
       username: {
-        [Op.iLike]: `%${query}%`,
+        [Op.iLike]: `${query}%`,
       },
     },
     order: [['username', 'ASC']],