diff --git a/ldapcherry/__init__.py b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
index bfcaacb..5e69f25 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/__init__.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ class LdapCherry(object):
         """ search user page """
         self._check_auth(must_admin=True)
         is_admin = self._check_admin()
-        if searchstring is not None and len(searchstring) > 2:
+        if searchstring is not None:
             res = self._search(searchstring)
         else:
             res = None
diff --git a/resources/templates/searchadmin.tmpl b/resources/templates/searchadmin.tmpl
index 973e7d1..7b39ab2 100644
--- a/resources/templates/searchadmin.tmpl
+++ b/resources/templates/searchadmin.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
             <form method='get' action='/searchadmin' role="form" class="form-inline" data-toggle="validator">
                 <div class="form-group">
                      <label for="searchstring">Search user to modify/delete</label>
-                     <input type="text" class="form-control" data-minlength="3" data-error="Too short" id="searchstring" name="searchstring" placeholder="Search User" required>
+                     <input type="text" class="form-control" id="searchstring" name="searchstring" placeholder="Search User">
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="submit">Submit</label>