diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 56c146d..1d99f4d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ def search
 			format.json do
 				results = { :suggestions => [], :data => [], :query => params[:query] }
 				user_search(params[:query]).each do |user|
+					if params[:exclude] && params[:exclude].include?(user._id.to_s)
+						next
+					end
 					results[:suggestions] << "#{user.firstname} #{user.lastname} [#{user.email_address}]"
 					results[:data] << {
-						'_id' => user._id,
+						'_id' => user._id.to_s,
 						'firstname' => user.firstname,
 						'lastname' => user.lastname,
 						'email_address' => user.email_address,
diff --git a/app/views/_user_multiselect.html.haml b/app/views/_user_multiselect.html.haml
index 0fb094c..697189e 100644
--- a/app/views/_user_multiselect.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/_user_multiselect.html.haml
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 		%input.span3.new-user{type: 'text'}
 			%i.icon-plus
 
+- user_search_params = {}
+- if local_assigns[:exclude].nil? == false
+	- user_search_params["exclude"] = exclude.map(&:_id)
+
 
 - content_for :page_scripts do
+	:javascript
+		var user_search_params = #{user_search_params.to_json};
 	= javascript_include_tag '/javascripts/jquery.autocomplete.js'
 	= javascript_include_tag '/javascripts/userSelector.js'
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/userSelector.js b/public/javascripts/userSelector.js
index b43f271..294d25a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/userSelector.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/userSelector.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 $(function(){
     // Autocomplete
     $(".user-multi-select").each(function(){
+        if (typeof user_search_params !== 'undefined') {
+            console.log(user_search_params);
+        }
         var ums = $(this);
         var userAutocomplete = ums.find("input.new-user").autocomplete({
             serviceUrl:'/users/search.json',
+            params: user_search_params,
             minChars: 3,
             maxHeight: 400,
             width: 350,