diff --git a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/rpsystem.py b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/rpsystem.py
index b85237e2ad..ed044f0eca 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/rpsystem.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/rpsystem.py
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ class ContribRPObject(DefaultObject):
                     results.extend(
                         [
                             obj
-                            for obj in search_obj(searched_obj.key, candidates=candidates, **kwargs)
+                            for obj in search_obj(searched_obj.key, candidates=[searched_obj], **kwargs)
                             if obj not in results
                         ]
                     )
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
index abef83a4ce..964ab4d3c7 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/rpg/rpsystem/tests.py
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ class TestRPSystem(BaseEvenniaTest):
         result = self.speaker.get_search_result("something", candidates)
         self.assertIn(self.obj1, result)
         self.assertIn(self.obj2, result)
+        # search by sdesc with 2-disambiguator: only second object should be found
+        result = self.speaker.get_search_result("2-something", candidates)
+        self.assertNotIn(self.obj1, result)
+        self.assertIn(self.obj2, result)
         # search empty candidates: no objects should be found
         result = self.speaker.get_search_result("something", candidates=[])
         self.assertNotIn(self.obj1, result)