diff --git a/api/v1/controllers/itemtypes.mjs b/api/v1/controllers/itemtypes.mjs
index 1e31240..2f15d3e 100644
--- a/api/v1/controllers/itemtypes.mjs
+++ b/api/v1/controllers/itemtypes.mjs
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@ export async function list (req, res, next) {
   const cache = await Cache.get('all', Cache.itemTypesKey)
   let itemtypes
 
+  // Build cache if necessary
   if (!cache) {
     itemtypes = await DB.itemtypes.findMany({
-      where: {
-        description: { contains: search, mode: 'insensitive' }
-      },
       orderBy: {
         description: 'asc'
       }
@@ -79,6 +77,13 @@ export async function list (req, res, next) {
     itemtypes = cache
   }
 
+  // If search, filter the results
+  if (search) {
+    itemtypes = itemtypes.filter(itm => {
+      return itm.description.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase())
+    })
+  }
+
   if (itemtypes.length === 0) {
     res.status(R.NOT_FOUND).send(R.ko('No item found'))
     return