diff --git a/todo/services/user_service.py b/todo/services/user_service.py
index 5182b986..f52fc98f 100644
--- a/todo/services/user_service.py
+++ b/todo/services/user_service.py
@@ -29,12 +29,21 @@ def get_user_by_id(cls, user_id: str) -> UserModel:
         return user
 
     @classmethod
-    def search_users(cls, query: str, page: int = 1, limit: int = 10) -> Tuple[List[UserModel], int]:
+    def search_users(cls, query: str, page: int = 1, limit: int = 10) -> Tuple[List[UsersDTO], int]:
         """
         Search users by name or email using fuzzy search
         """
         cls._validate_search_params(query, page, limit)
-        return UserRepository.search_users(query, page, limit)
+
+        users, totalCount = UserRepository.search_users(query, page, limit)
+        usersData = [
+            UsersDTO(
+                id=str(user.id),
+                name=user.name,
+            )
+            for user in users
+        ]
+        return usersData, totalCount
 
     @classmethod
     def get_users_by_ids(cls, user_ids: list[str]) -> list[UserDTO]:
diff --git a/todo/views/user.py b/todo/views/user.py
index 3bcace4a..cf3efef7 100644
--- a/todo/views/user.py
+++ b/todo/views/user.py
@@ -106,16 +106,8 @@ def get(self, request: Request):
                 status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT,
             )
 
-        user_dtos = [
-            UsersDTO(
-                id=str(user.id),
-                name=user.name,
-            )
-            for user in users
-        ]
-
         response_data = UserSearchResponseDTO(
-            users=user_dtos,
+            users=users,
             total_count=total_count,
             page=page,
             limit=limit,