diff --git a/packages/api/routes/search.ts b/packages/api/routes/search.ts
index 133f410..63d75fc 100644
--- a/packages/api/routes/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/routes/search.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { JwtClaims, authCheck } from "../middleware/auth";
 import express, { Application, Request, Response } from "express";
 
 import { User } from "@nirvana/core/models";
 import UserSearchResponse from "../../core/responses/userSearch.response";
 import { UserService } from "../services/user.service";
-import { authCheck } from "../middleware/auth";
 
 export default function getSearchRoutes() {
   const router = express.Router();
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default function getSearchRoutes() {
 
 async function handleUserSearch(req: Request, res: Response) {
   try {
+    const userInfo = res.locals.userInfo as JwtClaims;
+
     const { query } = req.query;
 
     if (!query) {
@@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ async function handleUserSearch(req: Request, res: Response) {
       query as string
     );
 
-    const resObj = new UserSearchResponse(users ?? []);
+    const filteredUsers = users?.filter(
+      (currUser) => currUser._id?.toString() !== userInfo.userId
+    );
+
+    const resObj = new UserSearchResponse(filteredUsers ?? []);
 
     res.send(resObj);
   } catch (error) {