diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
index 7a2d3e5..52ebabd 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/components/Terminal.tsx
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
 
       setSearching(false);
     },
-    500,
+    1000,
     [searchVal, enqueueSnackbar, setSearchUsersResults],
   );
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export function TerminalProvider({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
               </Stack>
 
               <Tooltip title={'Group conversation'}>
-                <IconButton color="secondary" size={'small'}>
+                <IconButton color="default" size={'small'}>
                   <FiUsers />
                 </IconButton>
               </Tooltip>
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/firebase/firestore.ts b/packages/desktop/src/firebase/firestore.ts
index 0c4db7f..e56da6d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/firebase/firestore.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/firebase/firestore.ts
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ export const searchUsers = async (searchQuery: string): Promise<User[] | undefin
     const emaildocSearchQuery = query(
       db.users,
       orderBy('email'),
-      startAt(searchQuery),
-      endAt(searchQuery + '\uf8ff'),
+      startAt(searchQuery.toLowerCase()),
+      endAt(searchQuery.toLowerCase() + '\uf8ff'),
       limit(5),
     );
 
     const nameSearchQuery = query(
       db.users,
       orderBy('displayName'),
-      startAt(searchQuery),
-      endAt(searchQuery + '\uf8ff'),
+      startAt(searchQuery.toLocaleUpperCase()),
+      endAt(searchQuery.toLocaleUpperCase() + '\uf8ff'),
       limit(5),
     );