diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20250314-150408.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20250314-150408.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c278aa12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20250314-150408.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixed
+body: fix search query for user groups
+time: 2025-03-14T15:04:08.622666838+01:00
+custom:
+    Issue: "368"
+    SchemaChange: No schema change
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Repository/UserGroupRepository.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Repository/UserGroupRepository.php
index e1c54442d..71266f8e5 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Repository/UserGroupRepository.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Repository/UserGroupRepository.php
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ final class UserGroupRepository implements UserGroupRepositoryInterface, LocaleA
             ->setWhereClauses('
                 ug.active AND (
                 SIMILARITY(LOWER(UNACCENT(?)), ug.label->>?) > 0.15
-                OR ug.label->>? LIKE \'%\' || LOWER(UNACCENT(?)) || \'%\')
-            ', [$pattern, $lang, $pattern, $lang]);
+                OR LOWER(UNACCENT(ug.label->>?)) LIKE \'%\' || LOWER(UNACCENT(?)) || \'%\')
+            ', [$pattern, $lang, $lang, $pattern]);
 
         return $query;
     }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Resources/public/module/pick-entity/index.js b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Resources/public/module/pick-entity/index.js
index 6f6aad7ff..1b3ee4594 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Resources/public/module/pick-entity/index.js
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Resources/public/module/pick-entity/index.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ function loadDynamicPicker(element) {
   let apps = element.querySelectorAll('[data-module="pick-dynamic"]');
 
   apps.forEach(function (el) {
-    let suggested;
-    let as_id;
-    let submit_on_adding_new_entity;
-    let label;
     const isMultiple = parseInt(el.dataset.multiple) === 1,
       uniqId = el.dataset.uniqid,
       input = element.querySelector(
@@ -26,12 +22,12 @@ function loadDynamicPicker(element) {
         ? JSON.parse(input.value)
         : input.value === "[]" || input.value === ""
           ? null
-          : [JSON.parse(input.value)];
-    suggested = JSON.parse(el.dataset.suggested);
-    as_id = parseInt(el.dataset.asId) === 1;
-    submit_on_adding_new_entity =
-      parseInt(el.dataset.submitOnAddingNewEntity) === 1;
-    label = el.dataset.label;
+          : [JSON.parse(input.value)],
+      suggested = JSON.parse(el.dataset.suggested),
+      as_id = parseInt(el.dataset.asId) === 1,
+      submit_on_adding_new_entity =
+        parseInt(el.dataset.submitOnAddingNewEntity) === 1,
+      label = el.dataset.label;
 
     if (!isMultiple) {
       if (input.value === "[]") {