diff --git a/app/views/people/index.html.haml b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
index f01484c65..277c0629c 100644
--- a/app/views/people/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         %p
           =t('.searching')
         :javascript
-          $(document).ready(function() { setTimeout("runDelayedSearch('#{@background_query}')", 10000); });
+          $(document).ready(function() { List.startSearchDelay('#{@background_query}') } );
       - else
         %p
           =t('.no_one_found')
diff --git a/public/javascripts/contact-list.js b/public/javascripts/contact-list.js
index 17472e762..9321dc4b0 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/contact-list.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/contact-list.js
@@ -32,7 +32,26 @@ var List = {
           };
         }
     });
+  },
+  runDelayedSearch: function( searchTerm ) {
+      $.ajax({
+        dataType: 'json',
+        url: '/people/refresh_search',
+        data: { q: searchTerm },
+        success: List.handleSearchRefresh
+      });
+  },
+  handleSearchRefresh: function( data ) {
+    if ( data.search_count > 0 ) {
+      $("#people_stream.stream").html( data.search_html );
+    } else {
+      $("#people_stream.stream").html( "<p>" + Diaspora.I18n.t("people.not_found") + "</p>" );
+    }
+  },
+  startSearchDelay: function ( theSearch ) {
+    setTimeout( "List.runDelayedSearch('" + theSearch + "')", 10000);
   }
+
 };
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js b/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
index d75ac9b66..ac2e37eeb 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
@@ -5,21 +5,5 @@ Diaspora.Pages.ContactsIndex = function() {
     self.infiniteScroll = self.instantiate("InfiniteScroll");
     $('.conversation_button').twipsy({position: 'below'});
   });
+
 };
-
-function runDelayedSearch( searchTerm ) {
-  $.ajax({
-    dataType: 'json',
-    url: '/people/refresh_search',
-    data: { q: searchTerm },
-    success: handleSearchRefresh
-  });
-}
-
-function handleSearchRefresh(data) {
-  if ( data.search_count > 0 ) {
-    $("#people_stream.stream").html( data.search_html );
-  } else {
-    $("#people_stream.stream").html( "<p>" + Diaspora.I18n.t("people.not_found") + "</p>" );
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people.spec.rb b/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people_spec.rb
similarity index 69%
rename from spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people.spec.rb
rename to spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people_spec.rb
index bdcaebba6..8216656ff 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people.spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/people_spec.rb
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ describe PeopleController do
       sign_in :user, bob
     end
 
-    it "generates a jasmine fixture", :fixture => true do
+    it "generates a jasmine fixture with no query", :fixture => true do
       get :index
       save_fixture(html_for("body"), "empty_people_search")
     end
-    it "generates a jasmine fixture", :fixture => true do
-      get :index, :id => "sample@diaspor.us"
+    it "generates a jasmine fixture trying an external search", :fixture => true do
+      get :index, :q => "sample@diaspor.us"
       save_fixture(html_for("body"), "pending_external_people_search")
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/search-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/search-spec.js
index 309ce8309..7a6f9751f 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/search-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/search-spec.js
@@ -3,30 +3,27 @@
 *   the COPYRIGHT file.
 */
 
-describe("Publisher", function() {
+describe("List", function() {
 
   describe("runDelayedSearch", function() {
     beforeEach( function(){
-      spec.loadFixture('pending_external_people_search');
-      Publisher.open();
     });
 
     it('gets called on initialize', function(){
-      spyOn(Publisher, 'runDelayedSearch');
-      Publisher.initialize();
-      expect(Publisher.runDelayedSearch).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      spyOn( List, 'startSearchDelay');
+      spec.loadFixture('pending_external_people_search');
+      expect(List.startSearchDelay).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 
   describe("runDelayedSearch", function() {
     beforeEach( function(){
       spec.loadFixture('empty_people_search');
-      Publisher.open();
+      List.initialize();
     });
 
     it('inserts contact html', function(){
-      Publisher.initialize();
-      Publisher.handleSearchRefresh( "<div class='testing_insert_div'>hello</div>");
+      List.handleSearchRefresh( { count:1,search_html: '<div class='testing_insert_div'>hello</div>' } );
       expect($(".testing_insert_div").text().toEqual( "hello" ));
 
     });