diff --git a/application/controllers/SearchController.php b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
index 3816eb3e8..aa5cfaf9d 100644
--- a/application/controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ class SearchController extends ActionController
 {
     public function indexAction()
     {
-        $this->view->dashboard = SearchDashboard::search($this->params->get('q'));
+        $searchDashboard = new SearchDashboard();
+        $searchDashboard->setUser($this->Auth()->getUser());
+        $this->view->dashboard = $searchDashboard->search($this->params->get('q'));
 
         // NOTE: This renders the dashboard twice. Remove this once we can catch exceptions thrown in view scripts.
         $this->view->dashboard->render();