diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 3232cb842..29d2b3d89 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     # Strip the beginning @ off if there is a query
     query = String.trim_leading(query, "@")
 
-    if resolve, do: User.get_or_fetch_by_nickname(query)
+    if resolve, do: get_or_fetch(query)
 
     fts_results = do_search(fts_search_subquery(query), for_user)