diff --git a/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Model/ActionlogsModel.php b/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Model/ActionlogsModel.php
index 9b5edc6744372..854164246d54a 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Model/ActionlogsModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_actionlogs/src/Model/ActionlogsModel.php
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ protected function getListQuery()
 			else
 			{
 				$search = '%' . $search . '%';
-				$query->where($db->quoteName('u.username') . ' LIKE :username')
-					->bind(':username', $search);
+				$query->where($db->quoteName('a.message') . ' LIKE :message')
+					->bind(':message', $search);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_actionlogs.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_actionlogs.ini
index fb73eab67b592..483b445753325 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_actionlogs.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_actionlogs.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ COM_ACTIONLOGS_FIELD_VALUE_GET="GET"
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_FIELD_VALUE_PATCH="PATCH"
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_FIELD_VALUE_POST="POST"
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_FIELD_VALUE_PUT="PUT"
-COM_ACTIONLOGS_FILTER_SEARCH_DESC="Search in username. Prefix with ID: to search for an action log ID."
+COM_ACTIONLOGS_FILTER_SEARCH_DESC="Search in action. Prefix with ID: to search for an action log ID."
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_FILTER_SEARCH_LABEL="Search Actions Log"
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_IP_ADDRESS="IP Address"
 COM_ACTIONLOGS_IP_ADDRESS_ASC="IP Address ascending"