diff --git a/pinry/static/js/pinry.js b/pinry/static/js/pinry.js
index c8db996..33fb10e 100644
--- a/pinry/static/js/pinry.js
+++ b/pinry/static/js/pinry.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $(window).load(function() {
         // Fetch our pins from the api using our current offset
         var apiUrl = '/api/v1/pin/?format=json&order_by=-id&offset='+String(offset);
         if (tagFilter) apiUrl = apiUrl + '&tag=' + tagFilter;
-        if (userFilter) apiUrl = apiUrl + '&submitter_username=' + userFilter;
+        if (userFilter) apiUrl = apiUrl + '&submitter__username=' + userFilter;
         $.get(apiUrl, function(pins) {
             // Set which items are editable by the current user
             for (var i=0; i < pins.objects.length; i++)