diff --git a/client/sidebar/search/SearchList.js b/client/sidebar/search/SearchList.js
index c5c30a95ea60e..7e367e0d20455 100644
--- a/client/sidebar/search/SearchList.js
+++ b/client/sidebar/search/SearchList.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const useSearchItems = (filterText) => {
 
 		const filterUsersUnique = ({ _id }, index, arr) => index === arr.findIndex((user) => _id === user._id);
 		const roomFilter = (room) => !localRooms.find((item) => (room.t === 'd' && room.uids.length > 1 && room.uids.includes(item._id)) || [item.rid, item._id].includes(room._id));
-		const usersfilter = (user) => !localRooms.find((room) => room.t !== 'd' || (room.uids.length === 2 && room.uids.includes(user._id)));
+		const usersfilter = (user) => !localRooms.find((room) => room.t === 'd' && (room.uids.length === 2 && room.uids.includes(user._id)));
 
 		const userMap = (user) => ({
 			_id: user._id,