diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/community.rs b/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
index f733a4d6f..733f63a15 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Community {
   pub fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, community_name: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
     use crate::schema::community::dsl::*;
     community
-      .filter(local)
+      .filter(local.eq(true))
       .filter(name.eq(community_name))
       .first::<Self>(conn)
   }
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/user.rs b/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
index 1f0a42ffb..db8a999eb 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ impl User_ {
   }
 
   pub fn read_from_name(conn: &PgConnection, from_user_name: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-    user_.filter(name.eq(from_user_name)).first::<Self>(conn)
+    user_
+      .filter(local.eq(true))
+      .filter(name.eq(from_user_name))
+      .first::<Self>(conn)
   }
 
   pub fn add_admin(conn: &PgConnection, user_id: i32, added: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
@@ -145,14 +148,14 @@ impl User_ {
 
   pub fn find_by_username(conn: &PgConnection, username: &str) -> Result<User_, Error> {
     user_
-      .filter(local)
+      .filter(local.eq(true))
       .filter(name.ilike(username))
       .first::<User_>(conn)
   }
 
   pub fn find_by_email(conn: &PgConnection, from_email: &str) -> Result<User_, Error> {
     user_
-      .filter(local)
+      .filter(local.eq(true))
       .filter(email.eq(from_email))
       .first::<User_>(conn)
   }