diff --git a/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js b/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
index dee47d82fb4..801ca0670c5 100644
--- a/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
+++ b/enrol/manual/yui/quickenrolment/quickenrolment.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ YUI.add('moodle-enrol_manual-quickenrolment', function(Y) {
             });
         },
         preSearch : function(e) {
-            this.search(null, false);
+            this.search(e, false);
             /*
             var value = this.get(UEP.SEARCH).get('value');
             if (value.length < 3 || value == this.get(UEP.LASTSEARCH)) {