diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 18dc4ef3f0..0698f727df 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const tableWithUserCol: Table = {
   schema: {
     user: {
       name: "user",
-      type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE,
+      type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE_SINGLE,
       subtype: BBReferenceFieldSubType.USER,
     },
   },
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const tableWithUsersCol: Table = {
     user: {
       name: "user",
       type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE,
-      subtype: BBReferenceFieldSubType.USERS,
+      subtype: BBReferenceFieldSubType.USER,
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
index fc0c218e71..109a7c5a82 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ export function searchInputMapping(table: Table, options: RowSearchParams) {
   }
   for (let [key, column] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
     switch (column.type) {
+      case FieldType.BB_REFERENCE_SINGLE:
+        const subtype = column.subtype
+        switch (subtype) {
+          case BBReferenceFieldSubType.USER:
+            userColumnMapping(key, options)
+            break
+          default:
+            utils.unreachable(subtype)
+        }
+        break
       case FieldType.BB_REFERENCE: {
         const subtype = column.subtype
         switch (subtype) {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
index eb5eecd423..03d57aced8 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export interface BBReferenceFieldMetadata
 export interface BBReferenceSingleFieldMetadata
   extends Omit<BaseFieldSchema, "subtype"> {
   type: FieldType.BB_REFERENCE_SINGLE
-  subtype: BBReferenceFieldSubType
+  subtype: Exclude<BBReferenceFieldSubType, BBReferenceFieldSubType.USERS>
 }
 
 export interface AttachmentFieldMetadata extends BaseFieldSchema {