diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.js b/awx/ui/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.js
index 570c8e82b9..c2b2eb8f72 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/AddRole/AddResourceRole.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const userSortColumns = [
 const teamSearchColumns = [
   {
     name: t`Name`,
-    key: 'name',
+    key: 'name__icontains',
     isDefault: true,
   },
   {