diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/add_to_group_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/add_to_group_button.html
index cc394684..fe1403c4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/add_to_group_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/add_to_group_button.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% if request.user == user or not request.user == group.user or not request.user.is_authenticated %}
-<!-- TODO: blocking is irrelevant here, but ...is it? -->
 {% elif user in request.user.blocks.all %}
 {% include 'snippets/block_button.html' with blocks=True %}
 {% else %}
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
             {% csrf_token %}
             <input type="hidden" name="group" value="{{ group.id }}">
             <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
+            {% if user.local %}
             <button class="button is-small{% if not minimal %} is-link{% endif %}" type="submit">
                 {% if show_username %}
                 {% blocktrans with username=user.localname %}Add @{{ username }}{% endblocktrans %}
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
                 {% trans "Add" %}
                 {% endif %}
             </button>
+            {% else %}
+            <!-- TODO: This is an incredibly ugly hack until group are AP enabled -->
+            <span><em>Remote User</em></span>
+            {% endif %}
         </form>
         <form action="{% url 'remove-group-member' %}" method="POST" class="interaction add_{{ user.id }} {% if user not in group.members.all %}is-hidden{%endif %}" data-id="add_{{ user.id }}">
             {% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/group.py b/bookwyrm/views/group.py
index b28aabeb..4d91be67 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/group.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/group.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class UserGroups(View):
 @method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
 class FindUsers(View):
     """find friends to add to your group"""
-    """this is mostly taken from the Get Started friend finder"""
+    """this is mostly borrowed from the Get Started friend finder"""
 
     def get(self, request, group_id):
         """basic profile info"""
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class FindUsers(View):
             )
             .filter(
                 similarity__gt=0.5,
+                local=True
             )
             .order_by("-similarity")[:5]
         )