diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 8f1ea9553..044285a31 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :json, :only => [:index, :show]
   
   def index
+    @groups_dropdown_array = current_user.groups.collect{|x| [x.to_s, x.id]} 
     @people = Person.search params[:q]
     respond_with @people
   end
diff --git a/app/views/people/index.html.haml b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
index e550ae090..2b89fb17d 100644
--- a/app/views/people/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/index.html.haml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@
           %td
           %td
             = form_for Request.new do |f|
-              = f.select(:group_id, @groups_array)
+              = f.select(:group_id, @groups_dropdown_array)
               = f.hidden_field :destination_url, :value => person.email
               = f.submit "add friend"