diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pools.js b/app/assets/javascripts/pools.js
index 832b4cab6..f078dc33f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pools.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pools.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     $("#c-pool-elements #a-new input[type=text]").autocomplete({
       source: function(req, resp) {
         $.getJSON(
-          "/pools.json?search[name_matches]=" + req.term,
+          "/pools.json?search[is_active]=true&search[name_matches]=" + req.term,
           function(data) {
             resp(data.map(function(x) {return x.name.replace(/_/g, " ");}));
           }