diff --git a/var/www/usernameSearch.php b/var/www/usernameSearch.php
index 7a854fa..d3316a9 100644
--- a/var/www/usernameSearch.php
+++ b/var/www/usernameSearch.php
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ body {
 </style>
 
 <?php
-$username = $_POST["username"];
 print($username);
 echo "<br>";
-$query = "Select * from contacts where username = $username";
+$query = "Select * from contacts where username = ".$_POST["username"];
 
 foreach($db_connection->query($query) as $row){
                     print $row['username']."   First Name:".$row['fname']."   Last Name:".$row['lname']."\n";