diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/base_search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/base_search.rb
index b3d4814d7..06e7a1ad2 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/base_search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/base_search.rb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module JamRuby
     def _joined_within(rel)
       #debugger
       if 0 < (val = json[KEY_JOINED_WITHIN].to_i)
-        rel = rel.where("created_at >= ?", val.days.ago.at_beginning_of_day)
+        rel = rel.where("users.created_at >= ?", val.days.ago.at_beginning_of_day)
       end 
       rel
     end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/musician_search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/musician_search.rb
index ab0c442be..a07bbcd02 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/musician_search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/musician_search.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
     def _active_within(rel)
       if 0 <= (val = json[KEY_ACTIVE_WITHIN].to_i)
-        rel = rel.where("id IN (SELECT id FROM users GROUP BY id HAVING GREATEST(updated_at, last_jam_updated_at) >= ?)", val.days.ago.at_beginning_of_day)
+        rel = rel.where("users.id IN (SELECT users.id FROM users GROUP BY id HAVING GREATEST(updated_at, last_jam_updated_at) >= ?)", val.days.ago.at_beginning_of_day)
       end 
       rel
     end
@@ -150,16 +150,33 @@ module JamRuby
       rel
     end
 
+    def _sort_by_ids_ordinality(rel, ids)
+      return rel if ids.empty?
+      values = []
+      ids.each_with_index do |id, index|
+        values << "('#{id}', #{index + 1})"
+      end
+      rel = rel.joins("JOIN (VALUES #{values.join(",")}) as x (id, ordering) ON users.id = x.id")
+      rel.order('x.ordering')
+    end
+
     def do_search(params={}, user_ids) 
       rel = User.musicians.where('users.id <> ?', self.user.id)
       
       #user_ids parameter is used to track users returned from neo4j user's latency data service. #if this variable is not null means we are calling this method with neo4j latency data (currently this call only comes from api_search_controller#filter)
+      #debugger
 
       unless user_ids.nil?
         if user_ids.empty?
           return User.none # no user_ids have been passed from latency service. which means no results for the latency based filter conditions. So we return an empty data set 
         else
-          rel = rel.where(id: user_ids).where('users.id <> ?', self.user.id).order("array_position(ARRAY[#{user_ids.map { |i| "'#{i}'" }.join(',')}], id::TEXT)")
+          rel = rel.where(id: user_ids).where('users.id <> ?', self.user.id)
+
+          #following line does not work in postgresql 9.3 - array_position function was intruduced in postgresql 9.4
+          #NOTE: we can change to this once we upgrade postgresql
+          #rel = rel.where(id: user_ids).where('users.id <> ?', self.user.id).order("array_position(ARRAY[#{user_ids.map { |i| "'#{i}'" }.join(',')}], id::TEXT)")
+          
+          rel = self._sort_by_ids_ordinality(rel, user_ids)
         end
       end
 
@@ -177,6 +194,8 @@ module JamRuby
       rel
     end
 
+    
+
     def search_includes(rel)
       rel.includes([:instruments, :followings, :friends])
     end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
index 0653d374b..6a6b8ec35 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
       def scope_schools_together(rel, user)
         if user.nil?
-          return rel.where("school_id is null")
+          return rel.where("users.school_id is null")
         end
         # platform instructors can search anybody (non-school and school). So no nothing special for them.
 
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ module JamRuby
           # make sure you can only see same-school.  Or in the case of 'null school', you'll get other non-schoolers (i.e. normies)
           # also, make sure anyone will find platform_instructors
           if user.school_id.nil?
-            rel = rel.where("school_id is null")
+            rel = rel.where("users.school_id is null")
           else
-            rel = rel.where("school_id = #{user.school_id} OR is_platform_instructor")
+            rel = rel.where("users.school_id = #{user.school_id} OR users.is_platform_instructor")
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
index 9b1d0f336..3a0a37c1b 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ describe User do
 
   before do
     User.delete_all
+    #@user = User.new(first_name: "Example", last_name: "User", email: "user@example.com",
+    #                 password: "foobar", password_confirmation: "foobar", city: "Apex", state: "NC", country: "US", terms_of_service: true, musician: true)
     @user = User.new(first_name: "Example", last_name: "User", email: "user@example.com",
-                     password: "foobar", password_confirmation: "foobar", city: "Apex", state: "NC", country: "US", terms_of_service: true, musician: true)
+    password: "foobar", password_confirmation: "foobar", city: "Apex", state: "NC", country: "US", terms_of_service: true)
     @user.musician_instruments << FactoryGirl.build(:musician_instrument, player: @user)
     @recurly = RecurlyClient.new
   end
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ describe User do
 
   describe "remember token" do
     before { @user.save }
-    its(:remember_token) { should_not be_blank }
+    it (:remember_token) { should_not be_blank }
   end
 
   describe "user progression only touches once" do
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ describe User do
 
       it { should be_valid }
 
-      its(:last_name) { should == "Call2" }
+      it (:last_name) { should == "Call2" }
 
     end
   end
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/musician_filter_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/musician_filter_api_spec.rb
index 3c82106ea..b2ba4f31c 100644
--- a/web/spec/requests/musician_filter_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/musician_filter_api_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ describe "Musician Filter API", type: :request do
 
   it "filter musicians when no latency option is selected" do
     post '/api/filter.json', { latency_good: false, latency_fair: false, latency_high: false }
+   
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"].size).to eq(7)
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"][0]["latency_data"]).not_to eq(nil)
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"][0]["latency_data"]["audio_latency"]).not_to eq(nil)
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ describe "Musician Filter API", type: :request do
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"][0]["latency_data"]["ars_total_latency"]).not_to eq(nil)
   end
 
-  it "filter musicians for all latency options", focus: true do
+  it "filter musicians for all latency options" do
     post '/api/filter.json', { latency_good: true, latency_fair: true, latency_high: true }
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"].size).to eq(6)
     expect(JSON.parse(response.body)["musicians"][0]["latency_data"]).not_to eq(nil)