1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/issue_board_filtered_search.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/issue_board_filtered_search.vue
index 3c056f296e1..f60f00be368 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/issue_board_filtered_search.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/issue_board_filtered_search.vue
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export default {
           type: TOKEN_TYPE_ASSIGNEE,
           operators: OPERATORS_IS_NOT,
           token: UserToken,
+          dataType: 'user',
           unique: true,
           fetchUsers,
           preloadedUsers: this.preloadedUsers(),
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export default {
           operators: OPERATORS_IS_NOT,
           symbol: '@',
           token: UserToken,
+          dataType: 'user',
           unique: true,
           fetchUsers,
           preloadedUsers: this.preloadedUsers(),