diff --git a/app/controllers/user_my_modules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_my_modules_controller.rb
index 8e9e2f33b..1e87153a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_my_modules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_my_modules_controller.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class UserMyModulesController < ApplicationController
     users = @my_module.users
                       .joins("LEFT OUTER JOIN user_my_modules ON user_my_modules.user_id = users.id "\
                              "AND user_my_modules.my_module_id = #{@my_module.id}")
-                      .search(false, params[:query])
+                      .where('trim_html_tags(users.full_name) ILIKE ?',
+                             "%#{ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(params[:query])}%")
                       .select('users.*', 'user_my_modules.id as user_my_module_id')
                       .select('CASE WHEN user_my_modules.id IS NOT NULL THEN true ELSE false END as designated')
                       .order('designated DESC', :full_name)
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/my_modules/renderers/designated_users.vue b/app/javascript/vue/my_modules/renderers/designated_users.vue
index 5a22ac4ed..5319536d6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/my_modules/renderers/designated_users.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/my_modules/renderers/designated_users.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div v-if="params.data.designated_users.length > 0 || params.data.permissions.manage_designated_users">
-    <GeneralDropdown @open="() => loadUsers(true)" @close="closeFlyout">
+    <GeneralDropdown @open="loadUsers" @close="closeFlyout">
       <template v-slot:field>
         <div v-if="!params.data.folder" class="flex items-center gap-1 cursor-pointer h-9" @click="openAccessModal">
           <div v-for="(user, i) in visibleUsers" :key="i" :title="user.full_name">
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
                   v-model="query"
                   class="sci-input-field"
                   autofocus="true"
-                  :placeholder="i18n.t('experiments.table.search')" />
+                  :placeholder="i18n.t('general.search')" />
           <i class="sn-icon sn-icon-search"></i>
         </div>
-        <perfect-scrollbar class="relative max-h-96 overflow-y-auto max-w-[280px] pr-4 gap-y-px">
+        <perfect-scrollbar class="flex flex-col relative max-h-96 overflow-y-auto max-w-[280px] pr-4 pl-2 gap-y-px">
           <div v-for="user in allUsers"
               :key="user.value"
               @click="selectUser(user)"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   methods: {
-    loadUsers(setSelectedUsers = false) {
+    loadUsers() {
       axios.get(`${this.params.data.urls.users_list}`, {
         params: {
           query: this.query,
@@ -110,14 +110,8 @@ export default {
 
           if (!Array.isArray(result)) result = [];
 
-          if (setSelectedUsers) {
-            this.selectedUsers = result.filter((item) => this.users.some((user) => user.id === item.value));
-            this.allUsers = result;
-            this.flyoutLoaded = true;
-          } else {
-            const nonAssignedUsers = result.filter((item) => !this.selectedUsers.some(({ value }) => value === item.value));
-            this.allUsers = this.selectedUsers.concat(nonAssignedUsers);
-          }
+          this.allUsers = result;
+          this.selectedUsers = result.filter((item) => this.users.some((user) => user.id === item.value));
         });
     },
     closeFlyout() {
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/mixins/fixed_flyout.js b/app/javascript/vue/shared/mixins/fixed_flyout.js
index bae65f987..3af87feb3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/mixins/fixed_flyout.js
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/mixins/fixed_flyout.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default {
         flyout.style.minWidth = `${width}px`;
       }
 
-      if (window.innerWidth - (field.x + flyoutRect.width) < 0) { // when flyout is out of screen
+      if (window.innerWidth - (rect.x + flyoutRect.width) < 0) { // when flyout is out of screen
         flyout.style.left = 'unset';
         flyout.style.right = `${width - Math.abs(right)}px`;
       } else if (this.position === 'right') {