diff --git a/app/services/search_service.rb b/app/services/search_service.rb
index e06de80eae5..be12bfd7f6a 100644
--- a/app/services/search_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/search_service.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def textSearch_profiles(srchString, order = nil)
 
     users =
       if order == "recentdesc"
-        getRecentProfiles(srchString)
+        filterMatchingUserName(getRecentProfiles, srchString)
       else
         SrchScope.find_users(srchString, limit = nil)
       end
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def tagNearbyNodes(srchString, tagName)
   # X = srchString
   def recentPeople(srchString, tagName = nil)
     sresult = DocList.new
-    users = getRecentProfilesTag(tagName)
+
+    users = getRecentProfiles
+    if tagName then users = filterUserTag(users, tagName) end
+
     count = 0
 
     users.each do |user|
@@ -196,31 +199,39 @@ def recentPeople(srchString, tagName = nil)
   end
 
   # Get users with matching name ordering by most recent activity
-  def getRecentProfiles(srchString)
+  def getRecentProfiles
     sresult = DocList.new
 
     nodes = Node.all.order("changed DESC").limit(100).distinct
     users = []
     nodes.each do |node|
-      next unless (node.author.status != 0) && (node.author.name.downcase.include? srchString.downcase)
+      next unless node.author.status != 0
       users << node.author.user
     end
 
     users = users.uniq
   end
 
+  def filterMatchingUserName(users, srchString)
+    usersMatchingName = []
+    users.each do |user|
+      next unless user.name.downcase.include? srchString.downcase
+      usersMatchingName << user
+    end
+
+    usersMatchingName
+  end
+
   # If a tagName is provided,
   # method returns users with the specific tag ordering by most recent activity.
   # Otherwise, it returns users with most recent activity.
-  def getRecentProfilesTag(tagName = nil)
-    nodes = Node.all.order("changed DESC").limit(100).distinct
-    users = []
-
-    nodes.each do |node|
-      next unless node.author.status != 0 && ((tagName && node.author.user.has_tag(tagName)) || tagName.nil?)
-      users << node.author.user
+  def filterUserTag(users, tagName)
+    usersWithTag = []
+    users.each do |user|
+      next unless user.has_tag(tagName)
+      usersWithTag << user
     end
 
-    users = users.uniq
+    usersWithTag
   end
 end