diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/directory/directory.html b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/directory.html
index 2fa8a5aea..f97a84814 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/directory/directory.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/directory.html
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {% extends 'layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
-{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
-{% load humanize %}
 
 {% block title %}{% trans "Directory" %}{% endblock %}
 
@@ -41,59 +39,7 @@
 <div class="columns is-multiline">
     {% for user in users %}
     <div class="column is-one-third">
-        <div class="card is-stretchable">
-            <div class="card-content">
-                <div class="media">
-                    <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="media-left">
-                        {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=user large=True %}
-                    </a>
-                    <div class="media-content">
-                        <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="is-block mb-2">
-                            <span class="title is-4 is-block">{{ user.display_name }}</span>
-                            <span class="subtitle is-7 is-block">@{{ user|username }}</span>
-                        </a>
-                        {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=user %}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-
-                <div>
-                {% if user.summary %}
-                    {{ user.summary | to_markdown | safe | truncatechars_html:40 }}
-                {% else %}&nbsp;{% endif %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <footer class="card-footer">
-                {% if user != request.user %}
-                {% if user.mutuals %}
-                <div class="card-footer-item">
-                    <div class="has-text-centered">
-                        <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.mutuals }}</p>
-                        <p class="help">{% blocktrans count counter=user.mutuals %}follower you follow{% plural %}followers you follow{% endblocktrans %}</p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                {% elif user.shared_books %}
-                <div class="card-footer-item">
-                    <div class="has-text-centered">
-                        <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.shared_books }}</p>
-                        <p class="help">{% blocktrans count counter=user.shared_books %}book on your shelves{% plural %}books on your shelves{% endblocktrans %}</p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                {% endif %}
-                {% endif %}
-                <div class="card-footer-item">
-                    <div class="has-text-centered">
-                        <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.status_set.count|intword }}</p>
-                        <p class="help">{% trans "posts" %}</p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                <div class="card-footer-item">
-                    <div class="has-text-centered">
-                        <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.last_active_date|naturalday }}</p>
-                        <p class="help">{% trans "last active" %}</p>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </footer>
-        </div>
+        {% include 'directory/user_card.html' %}
     </div>
     {% endfor %}
 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e7538c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+{% load humanize %}
+
+<div class="card is-stretchable">
+    <div class="card-content">
+        <div class="media">
+            <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="media-left">
+                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=user large=True %}
+            </a>
+            <div class="media-content">
+                <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="is-block mb-2">
+                    <span class="title is-4 is-block">{{ user.display_name }}</span>
+                    <span class="subtitle is-7 is-block">@{{ user|username }}</span>
+                </a>
+                {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=user %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+        {% if user.summary %}
+            {{ user.summary | to_markdown | safe | truncatechars_html:40 }}
+        {% else %}&nbsp;{% endif %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <footer class="card-footer">
+        {% if user != request.user %}
+        {% if user.mutuals %}
+        <div class="card-footer-item">
+            <div class="has-text-centered">
+                <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.mutuals }}</p>
+                <p class="help">{% blocktrans count counter=user.mutuals %}follower you follow{% plural %}followers you follow{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% elif user.shared_books %}
+        <div class="card-footer-item">
+            <div class="has-text-centered">
+                <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.shared_books }}</p>
+                <p class="help">{% blocktrans count counter=user.shared_books %}book on your shelves{% plural %}books on your shelves{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
+        <div class="card-footer-item">
+            <div class="has-text-centered">
+                <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.status_set.count|intword }}</p>
+                <p class="help">{% trans "posts" %}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-footer-item">
+            <div class="has-text-centered">
+                <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.last_active_date|naturalday }}</p>
+                <p class="help">{% trans "last active" %}</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </footer>
+</div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
index da0f651af..b122d7e25 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/search/layout.html
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     </div>
 </form>
 
+{% if query %}
 <nav class="tabs">
     <ul>
         <li{% if type == "book" %} class="is-active"{% endif %}>
@@ -56,4 +57,6 @@
     </p>
     {% endif %}
 </section>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/search/user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/search/user.html
index 5d66ef901..c6adc613a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/search/user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/search/user.html
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 {% extends 'search/layout.html' %}
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
 
 {% block panel %}
 
-{% for result in results %}
-hi
+<div class="columns is-multiline">
+{% for user in results %}
+    <div class="column is-one-third">
+        {% include 'directory/user_card.html' %}
+    </div>
 {% endfor %}
+</div>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/search.py b/bookwyrm/views/search.py
index cfbc1f0ba..603ed2117 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/search.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/search.py
@@ -43,24 +43,22 @@ class Search(View):
             search_type = "book"
         endpoint = endpoints[search_type]
 
-        data = {"query": query or "", "type": search_type}
-        results = endpoint(query, request.user, min_confidence) if query else {}
+        data = {
+            "query": query or "",
+            "type": search_type,
+            "results": endpoint(query, request.user, min_confidence) if query else {},
+        }
 
-        return TemplateResponse(
-            request, "search/{:s}.html".format(search_type), {**data, **results}
-        )
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "search/{:s}.html".format(search_type), data)
 
 
 def book_search(query, _, min_confidence):
-    """that search bar up top"""
-
-    return {
-        "results": connector_manager.search(query, min_confidence=min_confidence),
-    }
+    """the real business is elsewhere"""
+    return connector_manager.search(query, min_confidence=min_confidence)
 
 
 def user_search(query, viewer, _):
-    """that search bar up top"""
+    """cool kids members only user search"""
     # logged out viewers can't search users
     if not viewer.is_authenticated:
         return {}
@@ -70,41 +68,37 @@ def user_search(query, viewer, _):
     if re.match(regex.full_username, query):
         handle_remote_webfinger(query)
 
-    return {
-        "results": (
-            models.User.viewer_aware_objects(viewer)
-            .annotate(
-                similarity=Greatest(
-                    TrigramSimilarity("username", query),
-                    TrigramSimilarity("localname", query),
-                )
+    return (
+        models.User.viewer_aware_objects(viewer)
+        .annotate(
+            similarity=Greatest(
+                TrigramSimilarity("username", query),
+                TrigramSimilarity("localname", query),
             )
-            .filter(
-                similarity__gt=0.5,
-            )
-            .order_by("-similarity")[:10]
-        ),
-    }
+        )
+        .filter(
+            similarity__gt=0.5,
+        )
+        .order_by("-similarity")[:10]
+    )
 
 
 def list_search(query, viewer, _):
     """any relevent lists?"""
-    return {
-        "results": (
-            privacy_filter(
-                viewer,
-                models.List.objects,
-                privacy_levels=["public", "followers"],
+    return (
+        privacy_filter(
+            viewer,
+            models.List.objects,
+            privacy_levels=["public", "followers"],
+        )
+        .annotate(
+            similarity=Greatest(
+                TrigramSimilarity("name", query),
+                TrigramSimilarity("description", query),
             )
-            .annotate(
-                similarity=Greatest(
-                    TrigramSimilarity("name", query),
-                    TrigramSimilarity("description", query),
-                )
-            )
-            .filter(
-                similarity__gt=0.1,
-            )
-            .order_by("-similarity")[:10]
-        ),
-    }
+        )
+        .filter(
+            similarity__gt=0.1,
+        )
+        .order_by("-similarity")[:10]
+    )