diff --git a/frontend/main.ts b/frontend/main.ts
index 876f650..a7497fd 100644
--- a/frontend/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/main.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ function initNewChoice(select: HTMLInputElement) {
     steering_person.setAttribute("required", "required");
   }
   const choice = new Choices(select, {
+    searchFields: ['label', 'value', 'customProperties.searchableText'],
     removeItemButton: true,
     loadingText: "Wird geladen...",
     noResultsText: "Keine Ergebnisse gefunden",
diff --git a/templates/includes/forms/log.html.tera b/templates/includes/forms/log.html.tera
index 8c04c08..d1d46e4 100644
--- a/templates/includes/forms/log.html.tera
+++ b/templates/includes/forms/log.html.tera
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                 <option value="{{ user.id }}"
                         {% if sel %}selected{% endif %}
                         {% if user.on_water %}disabled="disabled"{% endif %}
-                        data-custom-properties='{"is_cox": {{ "cox" in user.roles }}, "is_racing": {{ "Rennrudern" in user.roles }}, "steers": {{ user.id == steering_person_id }}, "cox_on_boat": {{ user.id == cox_on_boat }}}'>
+                        data-custom-properties='{"is_cox": {{ "cox" in user.roles }}, "is_racing": {{ "Rennrudern" in user.roles }}, "steers": {{ user.id == steering_person_id }}, "cox_on_boat": {{ user.id == cox_on_boat }}, "searchableText": "{{ user.nickname }}"}'>
                     {{ user.name }}
                     {% if user.on_water %}(am Wasser){% endif %}
                 </option>