diff --git a/dbTools/profile.js b/dbTools/profile.js
index 45bdfde..f4f3240 100644
--- a/dbTools/profile.js
+++ b/dbTools/profile.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ userDB = (DB) => {
         let regEx = new RegExp(queryStr, 'i');
         let query = {
             isGroup: false,
-            isChat: false,
+            isChat: {$ne: true},
             $or: [
                 {"profile.firstName": {
                     $regex: regEx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ userDB = (DB) => {
                 }},
             ]
         };
-        let r = await DB.profileCols.find(queryStr ? query : {isGroup: false, isChat: false})
+        let r = await DB.profileCols.find(queryStr ? query : {isGroup: false, isChat: {$ne: true}})
                 .sort({ lastUpdate: -1 }).limit(20)
                 .toArray().catch((err) => {
             console.log(err);