diff --git a/apps/ops/api/job.py b/apps/ops/api/job.py
index 98fded770..f67c886c4 100644
--- a/apps/ops/api/job.py
+++ b/apps/ops/api/job.py
@@ -304,6 +304,6 @@ class UsernameHintsAPI(APIView):
                            .filter(username__icontains=query) \
                            .filter(asset__in=assets) \
                            .values('username') \
-                           .annotate(total=Count('username', distinct=True)) \
-                           .order_by('total', '-username')[:10]
+                           .annotate(total=Count('username')) \
+                           .order_by('-total', '-username')[:10]
         return Response(data=top_accounts)