diff --git a/src/app/components/stream/stream-overlay/stream-overlay.component.ts b/src/app/components/stream/stream-overlay/stream-overlay.component.ts
index 07e216fe..55627a31 100644
--- a/src/app/components/stream/stream-overlay/stream-overlay.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/stream/stream-overlay/stream-overlay.component.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class StreamOverlayComponent implements OnInit {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.mastodonService.search(selectedAccounts[0], accountName)
+        this.mastodonService.search(selectedAccounts[0], accountName, true)
             .then((result: Results) => {
                 this.account = result.accounts[0];
             });
diff --git a/src/app/services/mastodon.service.ts b/src/app/services/mastodon.service.ts
index 39c82a3f..c7ee6e81 100644
--- a/src/app/services/mastodon.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/mastodon.service.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ export class MastodonService {
         return this.httpClient.get<Results>(route, { headers: headers }).toPromise()
     }
 
+    searchAccount(account: AccountInfo, query: string, limit: number = 40, following: boolean = false): Promise<Account[]>{
+        const route = `https://${account.instance}${this.apiRoutes.searchForAccounts}?q=${query}&limit=${limit}&following=${following}`;
+        const headers = new HttpHeaders({ 'Authorization': `Bearer ${account.token.access_token}` });
+        return this.httpClient.get<Account[]>(route, { headers: headers }).toPromise()
+    }
+
     reblog(account: AccountInfo, status: Status): Promise<Status> {
         const route = `https://${account.instance}${this.apiRoutes.reblogStatus}`.replace('{0}', status.id);
         const headers = new HttpHeaders({ 'Authorization': `Bearer ${account.token.access_token}` });