diff --git a/profiles/admin.py b/profiles/admin.py
index 27c8d6ec8a7032092072b89fd0c0a51e7e607142..c6d620652d2311c56bc1c2a7292ac4e114255b07 100644
--- a/profiles/admin.py
+++ b/profiles/admin.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ProfileEmailInline(admin.TabularInline):
 
 
 class ProfileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    search_fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'orcid_id']
+    search_fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'emails__email', 'orcid_id']
     inlines = [ProfileEmailInline]
 
 admin.site.register(Profile, ProfileAdmin)