diff --git a/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle/user/scope.ex b/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle/user/scope.ex
index 4de047cfe..2af397e25 100644
--- a/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle/user/scope.ex
+++ b/services/app/apps/codebattle/lib/codebattle/user/scope.ex
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ defmodule Codebattle.User.Scope do
   defp search_by_name(query, %{"q" => %{"name_ilike" => ""}}), do: query
 
   defp search_by_name(query, %{"q" => %{"name_ilike" => term}}) when is_binary(term) do
-    where(query, [u: u], ilike(u.name, ^"%#{term}%"))
+    where(query, [u: u], ilike(u.name, ^"#{term}%"))
   end
 
   defp search_by_name(query, _params), do: query