diff --git a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
index d453a4f72e328f41ed25e764d1da29f2b5be7893..40e1ca87f5a69d7a72013d01ffa98ec8dc52ab45 100644
--- a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
+++ b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export async function updateUser(req,res){
 }
 
 /**
- * GET /userlist
+ * POST /userlist
  * This DOES NOT return emails and passwords
  * @param {*} req 
  * @param {*} res 
@@ -235,15 +235,17 @@ export const GetUserList = async (req,res) => {
  */
  export const Search = async (req,res) => {
   try {
-    const {query} = req.body;
+    const {searchQuery} = req.query;
 
-    if(query === undefined || query.length === 0){
+    console.log(searchQuery)
+
+    if(searchQuery === undefined || searchQuery.length === 0){
       throw new Error("Please provide a valid query!")
     }
 
-    const usersWithMatchingId = await UserModel.find({"username": {"$regex": `^${query}`}}, {password: 0, email: 0})
-    const usersWithMatchingName = await UserModel.find({$or: [{"firstName": {"$regex": `^${query}`}}, {"lastName": {"$regex": `^${query}`}}]}, {password: 0, email: 0})
-    return res.status(201).send({ usersById: usersWithMatchingId, usersByName: usersWithMatchingName});
+    const usersWithMatchingUsername = await UserModel.find({"username": {"$regex": `^${searchQuery}`}}, {password: 0, email: 0})
+    const usersWithMatchingName = await UserModel.find({$or: [{"firstName": {"$regex": `^${searchQuery}`,"$options": 'i'}}, {"lastName": {"$regex": `^${searchQuery}`,"$options": 'i'}}]}, {password: 0, email: 0})
+    return res.status(201).send({ usersByUsername: usersWithMatchingUsername, usersByName: usersWithMatchingName});
   } catch(error){
     return res.status(401).send({ error: error.message });
   }
diff --git a/backend-services/user-service/router/route.js b/backend-services/user-service/router/route.js
index 06ca47098dd7b18b229fbafaf0a990737258fff6..fc224040c2ed55e216cd7465d5b0afde63403f78 100644
--- a/backend-services/user-service/router/route.js
+++ b/backend-services/user-service/router/route.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ const router = Router();
 /** POST Methods */
 router.route('/register').post(controller.register); // Register
 router.route('/login').post(controller.verifyUser, controller.login); // Login
+router.route('/userlist').post(controller.GetUserList) // Get user list
 
 /** GET Methods */
 router.route('/user/:username').get(controller.getUser); // GetUser
-router.route('/userlist').get(controller.GetUserList) // Get user list
 router.route("/search").get(controller.Search) // Search