diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js b/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
index f8b2eccec..9ece59607 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import * as mongo from 'mongodb';
 import User from '../../models/user';
 import serialize from '../../serializers/user';
+import config from '../../../conf';
 const escapeRegexp = require('escape-regexp');
 
 /**