diff --git a/include/ajax.orgs.php b/include/ajax.orgs.php
index 0cf4f22d6ad391afff7543079da762f14113b314..f7be2b2d130e5672e71a88669b102cb2b96f74ee 100644
--- a/include/ajax.orgs.php
+++ b/include/ajax.orgs.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class OrgsAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
         $q = $_REQUEST['q'];
         $limit = isset($_REQUEST['limit']) ? (int) $_REQUEST['limit']:25;
 
-        if (strlen($q) < 2)
+        if (strlen($q) < 3)
             return $this->encode(array());
 
         $orgs = Organization::objects()
diff --git a/include/ajax.tickets.php b/include/ajax.tickets.php
index 35bb513e973f3991c3dc729e4b19f4926f33ab39..6d726f5a189631861aa7986970284563bc52e573 100644
--- a/include/ajax.tickets.php
+++ b/include/ajax.tickets.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TicketsAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
 
         $q = $_REQUEST['q'];
 
-        if (strlen($q) < 2)
+        if (strlen($q) < 3)
             return $this->encode(array());
 
         global $ost;
diff --git a/include/ajax.users.php b/include/ajax.users.php
index bb94a1528992b9fb991d3f3e399de5dcefcd8bdb..dba3cb1da2fd19213b9a7dc7b453af8a0f5ea541 100644
--- a/include/ajax.users.php
+++ b/include/ajax.users.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UsersAjaxAPI extends AjaxController {
         $users=array();
         $emails=array();
 
-        if (strlen($q) < 2)
+        if (strlen($q) < 3)
             return $this->encode(array());
 
         if (!$type || !strcasecmp($type, 'remote')) {