diff --git a/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users.go b/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users.go
index 06ffe2c7150..88fe01d4e46 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ var officeUserFilterConverters = map[string]func(string) func(*pop.Query){
 	"search": func(content string) func(*pop.Query) {
 		return func(query *pop.Query) {
 			firstSearch, lastSearch, emailSearch := fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", content), fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", content), fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", content)
-			query.Where("office_users.status = 'APPROVED' AND (office_users.first_name ILIKE ? OR office_users.last_name ILIKE ? OR office_users.email ILIKE ?", firstSearch, lastSearch, emailSearch)
+			query.Where("(office_users.first_name ILIKE ? OR office_users.last_name ILIKE ? OR office_users.email ILIKE ?) AND office_users.status = 'APPROVED'", firstSearch, lastSearch, emailSearch)
 		}
 	},
 	"email": func(content string) func(*pop.Query) {
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users_test.go b/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users_test.go
index 38b1f226c6a..6f2fe2599aa 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users_test.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/adminapi/office_users_test.go
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ func (suite *HandlerSuite) TestIndexOfficeUsersHandler() {
 					LastName:  "Jolie",
 					Email:     "laraCroft@mail.mil",
 					Status:    &status,
+					Telephone: "555-555-5555",
 				},
 			},
 		}, []roles.RoleType{roles.RoleTypeTOO})
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ func (suite *HandlerSuite) TestIndexOfficeUsersHandler() {
 					LastName:  "Bob",
 					Email:     "bigBob@mail.mil",
 					Status:    &status,
+					Telephone: "555-555-5555",
 				},
 			},
 		}, []roles.RoleType{roles.RoleTypeTIO})
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ func (suite *HandlerSuite) TestIndexOfficeUsersHandler() {
 					LastName:  "Cage",
 					Email:     "conAirKilluh@mail.mil",
 					Status:    &status,
+					Telephone: "555-555-5555",
 				},
 			},
 		}, []roles.RoleType{roles.RoleTypeServicesCounselor})
@@ -243,8 +246,7 @@ func (suite *HandlerSuite) TestIndexOfficeUsersHandler() {
 		okResponse = response.(*officeuserop.IndexOfficeUsersOK)
 		suite.Len(okResponse.Payload, 1)
 
-		respPhone := *okResponse.Payload[0].Email
-		suite.Equal(phoneSearch, respPhone[0:len(phoneSearch)])
+		respPhone := *okResponse.Payload[0].Telephone
 		suite.Equal(phoneSearch, respPhone[0:len(phoneSearch)])
 
 		// firstName search