diff --git a/src/User/Controllers/UserController.cs b/src/User/Controllers/UserController.cs
index 58de3133112b614b2afe414f12b53a82e5f65cf2..e9ead437554921721bd7183978340736f5517df2 100644
--- a/src/User/Controllers/UserController.cs
+++ b/src/User/Controllers/UserController.cs
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ namespace Coscine.Api.User.Controllers
                     (dbUser.DisplayName.ToLower().Contains(lowerQueryString)
                     || dbUser.EmailAddress.ToLower().Equals(lowerQueryString)))
                         .Take(10)
-                        // Email set to null so that not every email address gets exposed
-                        .Select((dbUser) => new UserObject(dbUser.Id, dbUser.DisplayName, dbUser.Givenname, dbUser.Surname, null,
+                        .Select((dbUser) => new UserObject(dbUser.Id, dbUser.DisplayName, dbUser.Givenname, dbUser.Surname, dbUser.EmailAddress,
                                                            ((projectRoles.Any((projectRole) => projectRole.UserId == dbUser.Id)))) // return whether the user has any role in the project
                         ));
             }