diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
index cf180d73..4abc278a 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 @inherits ModuleBase
 @inject IUserRoleService UserRoleService
 @inject IUserService UserService
+@inject ISettingService SettingService
 
 @if (userroles == null)
 {
-    <p><em>Loading...</em></p>
+    <p>
+        <em>Loading...</em>
+    </p>
 }
 else
 {
     <ActionLink Action="Add" Text="Add User"/>
 
     <div class="d-flex p-1">
-            <input class="form-control mr-4" @bind="@search"/><button class="btn btn-outline-primary ml-1" @onclick="OnSearch">Search</button>
+        <input class="form-control mr-4" @bind="@_search"/><button class="btn btn-outline-primary ml-1" @onclick="OnSearch">Search</button>
     </div>
 
     <Pager Items="@userroles">
@@ -23,9 +26,15 @@ else
             <th>Name</th>
         </Header>
         <Row>
-            <td><ActionLink Action="Edit" Parameters="@($"id=" + context.UserId.ToString())" /></td>
-            <td><ActionDialog Header="Delete User" Message="@("Are You Sure You Wish To Delete " + context.User.DisplayName + "?")" Action="Delete" Security="SecurityAccessLevel.Admin" Class="btn btn-danger" OnClick="@(async () => await DeleteUser(context))" /></td>
-            <td><ActionLink Action="Roles" Parameters="@($"id=" + context.UserId.ToString())" /></td>
+            <td>
+                <ActionLink Action="Edit" Parameters="@($"id=" + context.UserId.ToString())"/>
+            </td>
+            <td>
+                <ActionDialog Header="Delete User" Message="@("Are You Sure You Wish To Delete " + context.User.DisplayName + "?")" Action="Delete" Security="SecurityAccessLevel.Admin" Class="btn btn-danger" OnClick="@(async () => await DeleteUser(context))"/>
+            </td>
+            <td>
+                <ActionLink Action="Roles" Parameters="@($"id=" + context.UserId.ToString())"/>
+            </td>
             <td>@context.User.DisplayName</td>
         </Row>
     </Pager>
@@ -34,19 +43,24 @@ else
 @code {
     private List<UserRole> allroles;
     private List<UserRole> userroles;
-    private string search;
+    private string _search;
 
     public override SecurityAccessLevel SecurityAccessLevel => SecurityAccessLevel.Admin;
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
         allroles = await UserRoleService.GetUserRolesAsync(PageState.Site.SiteId);
-        userroles = allroles.Where(item => item.Role.Name == Constants.RegisteredRole).ToList();
+        await LoadSettingsAsync();
+        userroles = Search(_search);
     }
 
-    private void OnSearch()
+    private List<UserRole> Search(string search)
     {
-        userroles = allroles
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_search))
+        {
+            return allroles.Where(item => item.Role.Name == Constants.RegisteredRole).ToList();
+        }
+        return allroles
             .Where(item => item.Role.Name == Constants.RegisteredRole &&
                            (
                                item.User.Username.Contains(search, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
@@ -57,6 +71,11 @@ else
             .ToList();
     }
 
+    private async Task OnSearch()
+    {
+        userroles = Search(_search);
+        await UpdateSettingsAsync();
+    }
 
     private async Task DeleteUser(UserRole UserRole)
     {
@@ -76,4 +95,20 @@ else
             AddModuleMessage(ex.Message, MessageType.Error);
         }
     }
+
+    private string settingSearch = "AU-search";
+
+    private async Task LoadSettingsAsync()
+    {
+        Dictionary<string, string> settings = await SettingService.GetUserSettingsAsync(PageState.User.UserId);
+        _search = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, settingSearch, "");
+    }
+
+    private async Task UpdateSettingsAsync()
+    {
+        Dictionary<string, string> settings = await SettingService.GetUserSettingsAsync(PageState.User.UserId);
+        SettingService.SetSetting(settings, settingSearch, _search);
+        await SettingService.UpdateUserSettingsAsync(settings, PageState.User.UserId);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
index b47cdd4f..183547d2 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Startup.cs
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ namespace Oqtane
                 // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
                 app.UseHsts();
             }
+            // to allow install middleware it should be moved up
+            app.ConfigureOqtaneAssemblies(env);
             app.UseHttpsRedirection();
             app.UseStaticFiles();
             app.UseBlazorFrameworkFiles();
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Oqtane
                 endpoints.MapControllers();
                 endpoints.MapFallbackToPage("/_Host");
             });
-            app.ConfigureOqtaneAssemblies(env);
+
         }
     }
 }