diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
index bcf3b5e6c..0aab3faf3 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Repository/PersonACLAwareRepository.php
@@ -161,21 +161,33 @@ final readonly class PersonACLAwareRepository implements PersonACLAwareRepositor
                 $andWhereSearchClause[] = '('.implode(' OR ', $q).')';
                 $andWhereSearchClauseArgs = [...$andWhereSearchClauseArgs, ...$qArguments];
             }
-/*
-            if (null !== $phonenumber) {
-                $andWhereSearchClause[] =
-                    "person.phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR person.mobilenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR (EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM chill_person_phone WHERE person.id = person_id AND phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%'))";
-                array_push($andWhereSearchClauseArgs, $phonenumber, $phonenumber, $phonenumber);
-            } */
 
-            $query->andWhereClause(
-                \implode(' AND ', $andWhereSearchClause),
-                $andWhereSearchClauseArgs
-            );
         } else {
             $pertinence = ['1'];
             $pertinenceArgs = [];
         }
+
+        if (null !== $phonenumber) {
+            $personPhoneClause = "person.phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR person.mobilenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM chill_person_phone where person_id = person.id AND phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%')";
+            if (count($andWhereSearchClauseArgs) > 0) {
+                $initialSearchClause = '(('.\implode(' AND ', $andWhereSearchClause).') OR '.$personPhoneClause.')';
+            }
+            $andWhereSearchClauseArgs = [...$andWhereSearchClauseArgs, $phonenumber, $phonenumber, $phonenumber];
+
+            // drastically increase pertinence
+            $pertinence[] = "(person.phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR person.mobilenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%' OR EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM chill_person_phone where person_id = person.id AND phonenumber LIKE '%' || ? || '%'))::int * 1000000";
+            $pertinenceArgs = [...$pertinenceArgs, $phonenumber, $phonenumber, $phonenumber];
+        } else {
+            $initialSearchClause = \implode(' AND ', $andWhereSearchClause);
+        }
+
+        if (isset($initialSearchClause)) {
+            $query->andWhereClause(
+                $initialSearchClause,
+                $andWhereSearchClauseArgs
+            );
+        }
+
         $query
             ->setSelectPertinence(\implode(' + ', $pertinence), $pertinenceArgs);
 
@@ -214,7 +226,6 @@ final readonly class PersonACLAwareRepository implements PersonACLAwareRepositor
             );
         }
 
-
         if (null !== $city) {
             $query->setFromClause($query->getFromClause().' '.
                 'JOIN view_chill_person_current_address vcpca ON vcpca.person_id = person.id '.