diff --git a/shared/autocomplete.py b/shared/autocomplete.py
index 971a8dfb..75c6d814 100644
--- a/shared/autocomplete.py
+++ b/shared/autocomplete.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class LDAPSearch(SearchUnit):
                     mail=attrs["mail"][0].decode("utf-8"),
                 )
                 for (_, attrs) in res
+                if "uid" in attrs  # Hack to discard weird accounts like root
             ]
         except ldap.LDAPError as err:
             django_logger.error("An LDAP error occurred", exc_info=err)