diff --git a/evennia/utils/funcparser.py b/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
index c123492f3b..02ac411b1f 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/funcparser.py
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ def funcparser_callable_search(*args, caller=None, access="control", **kwargs):
         )
 
     for target in targets:
-        if not target.access(caller, target, access):
+        if not target.access(caller, access):
             raise ParsingError("$search Cannot add found entity - access failure.")
 
     return list(targets) if return_list else targets[0]
diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
index 85e1cb2386..015b5dea63 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_funcparser.py
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ class TestCallableSearch(test_resources.BaseEvenniaTest):
         """
         string = "$search(TestAccount, type=account)"
         expected = self.account
+        self.account.locks.add("control:id(%s)" % self.char1.dbref)
 
         ret = self.parser.parse(string, caller=self.char1, return_str=False, raise_errors=True)
         self.assertEqual(expected, ret)
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ class TestCallableSearch(test_resources.BaseEvenniaTest):
         """
         string = "$search(Script, type=script)"
         expected = self.script
+        self.script.locks.add("control:id(%s)" % self.char1.dbref)
 
         ret = self.parser.parse(string, caller=self.char1, return_str=False, raise_errors=True)
         self.assertEqual(expected, ret)