diff --git a/src/socket.io/categories/search.js b/src/socket.io/categories/search.js
index c7b8a276ab..1cf2ffc29f 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/categories/search.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/categories/search.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = function (SocketCategories) {
 
 	async function findMatchedCids(uid, data) {
 		const result = await categories.search({
+			uid: uid,
 			query: data.query,
 			paginate: false,
 		});