diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/Search.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/Search.cs
index 43f3a328..5a64ee32 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/Search.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/Search.cs
@@ -173,9 +173,24 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             List<AyaTypeId> CanReadMatchingObjects = new List<AyaTypeId>();
             foreach (AyaTypeId t in MatchingObjects)
             {
-                if (AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.Authorized.HasReadFullRole(currentUserRoles, t.ObjectType))
+                if (t.ObjectType == AyaType.FileAttachment)
                 {
-                    CanReadMatchingObjects.Add(t);
+                    //have to look up the actual underlying object type and id here
+                    //check if it's readable for user
+                    //then add the PARENT object type and id to the CanREadMatchingObjects list
+                    //this means user will not see it return as an attachment, just as the object 
+                    FileAttachment f = await ct.FileAttachment.AsNoTracking().FirstOrDefaultAsync(z => z.Id == t.ObjectId);
+                    if (AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.Authorized.HasReadFullRole(currentUserRoles, f.AttachToObjectType))
+                    {
+                        CanReadMatchingObjects.Add(new AyaTypeId(f.AttachToObjectType, f.AttachToObjectId));
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.Authorized.HasReadFullRole(currentUserRoles, t.ObjectType))
+                    {
+                        CanReadMatchingObjects.Add(t);
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -562,20 +577,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             public long TranslationId { get; set; }
             public long ObjectId { get; set; }
             public AyaType ObjectType { get; set; }
-            // public string Name { get; set; }
             public List<string> Words { get; set; }
 
 
-
             public SearchIndexProcessObjectParameters(long translationId, long objectID, AyaType objectType)
             {
                 Words = new List<string>();
-
                 TranslationId = translationId;
                 ObjectId = objectID;
                 ObjectType = objectType;
-
-
             }
 
             //format used for getsummmary by biz objects
@@ -656,10 +666,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         /// </summary>    
         private static async Task ProcessKeywordsAsync(SearchIndexProcessObjectParameters p, bool newRecord)
         {
-// #if (DEBUG)
-//             if (!p.ObjectType.HasAttribute(typeof(CoreBizObjectAttribute)))
-//                 throw new System.NotSupportedException($"Search::ProcessKeywords - Invalid type presented {p.ObjectType}");
-// #endif             
+            // #if (DEBUG)
+            //             if (!p.ObjectType.HasAttribute(typeof(CoreBizObjectAttribute)))
+            //                 throw new System.NotSupportedException($"Search::ProcessKeywords - Invalid type presented {p.ObjectType}");
+            // #endif             
             List<string> KeyWordList = await BreakAsync(p.TranslationId, p.Words);
 
             if (KeyWordList.Count == 0) return;