diff --git a/django/apps/existing_database/filters.py b/django/apps/existing_database/filters.py
index 096f2f5a1..98227d94b 100644
--- a/django/apps/existing_database/filters.py
+++ b/django/apps/existing_database/filters.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class UserGroupFilter:
     def filter_search(self, queryset):
         if self.search:
             queryset = queryset.filter(
-                name__icontains=self.search,
+                name__unaccent__icontains=self.search,
             )
         return queryset
 
diff --git a/mapswipe_workers/tests/integration/set_up_db.sql b/mapswipe_workers/tests/integration/set_up_db.sql
index f954d3a8c..b2b23f328 100644
--- a/mapswipe_workers/tests/integration/set_up_db.sql
+++ b/mapswipe_workers/tests/integration/set_up_db.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 -- noinspection SqlNoDataSourceInspectionForFile
 CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgis;
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS unaccent;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS projects (
     created timestamp,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS groups (
     required_count int,
     progress int,
     project_type_specifics json,
-    --  total_area & time_spent_max_allowed are maintaned and used by aggregated module
+    --  total_area & time_spent_max_allowed are maintained and used by aggregated module
     total_area float DEFAULT NULL,
     time_spent_max_allowed float DEFAULT NULL,
     PRIMARY KEY (project_id, group_id),
diff --git a/postgres/initdb.sql b/postgres/initdb.sql
index f954d3a8c..b2b23f328 100644
--- a/postgres/initdb.sql
+++ b/postgres/initdb.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 -- noinspection SqlNoDataSourceInspectionForFile
 CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgis;
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS unaccent;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS projects (
     created timestamp,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS groups (
     required_count int,
     progress int,
     project_type_specifics json,
-    --  total_area & time_spent_max_allowed are maintaned and used by aggregated module
+    --  total_area & time_spent_max_allowed are maintained and used by aggregated module
     total_area float DEFAULT NULL,
     time_spent_max_allowed float DEFAULT NULL,
     PRIMARY KEY (project_id, group_id),