diff --git a/src/snek/view/search_user.py b/src/snek/view/search_user.py
index d97a4b6..d6d93c8 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/search_user.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/search_user.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from snek.system.view import BaseFormView
 
 class SearchUserView(BaseFormView):
     form = SearchUserForm
-
+    login_required = True
     async def get(self):
         users = []
         query = self.request.query.get("query")