# Using @ breaks adding groups to message

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-breaks-adding-groups-to-message/99721>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [October 17, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-breaks-adding-groups-to-message/99721 "2018-10-17T12:27:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-breaks-adding-groups-to-message/99721/2 "2018-10-18T00:21:34Z")

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> [@robmc](#):
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> When adding users to a new message, using the `@` symbol searches only usernames, not groups.

To me this looks like a regression, @j.jaffeux do you recall anything here?

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