diff --git a/webapp/src/components/user_multi_select/index.tsx b/webapp/src/components/user_multi_select/index.tsx
index 50a85f8..7d6a65d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/user_multi_select/index.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/user_multi_select/index.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const UserMultiSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({value, onChange, placeholder, disable
         setLoading(true);
         try {
             const data = await Client4.autocompleteUsers(term, '', '', {limit: 20});
-            setResults(data.users.filter((u: UserProfile) => !excluded.has(u.username)));
+            setResults(data.users.filter((u) => !excluded.has(u.username) && !(u as UserProfile & {remote_id?: string}).remote_id));
         } catch {
             setResults([]);
         } finally {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const UserMultiSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({value, onChange, placeholder, disable
         }
     };
 
-    const doSearch = useMemo(() => debounce(performSearch, 400), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    const doSearch = useMemo(() => debounce(performSearch, 400), []);
 
     const handleInputChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         const term = e.target.value;