diff --git a/core/views.py b/core/views.py
index 5a0a86053199203c1c503fa38671d63b01abf92f..051c31f41a8abc7a1136877be7c93a85e4d4c940 100644
--- a/core/views.py
+++ b/core/views.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ class ActiveLegislatureMixin(object):
     def get_active_only(self):
         overriden = self.override_active_only()
         if overriden is None:
-            return self.request.session['active_only']
+            if 'active_only' in self.request.session:
+                return self.request.session['active_only']
+            else:
+                return self.default_active_only
         else:
             return overriden
 
diff --git a/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete.content b/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete.content
index f9d90437e888883f4e131ab4325e9b670c2b283a..84f648bdb135367dd7e49247385a46bac95e3b12 100644
--- a/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete.content
+++ b/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete.content
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"pagination": {"more": true}, "results": [{"text": "Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development", "id": 47}, {"text": "Committee on Budgetary Control", "id": 89}, {"text": "Committee on Budgets", "id": 34}, {"text": "Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs", "id": 7}, {"text": "Committee on Constitutional Affairs", "id": 37}, {"text": "Committee on Culture and Education", "id": 20}, {"text": "Committee on Development", "id": 8}, {"text": "Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs", "id": 30}, {"text": "Committee on Employment and Social Affairs", "id": 3}, {"text": "Committee on Fisheries", "id": 55}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"pagination": {"more": true}, "results": [{"text": "Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development", "id": 47}, {"text": "Committee on Budgetary Control", "id": 89}, {"text": "Committee on Budgets", "id": 34}, {"text": "Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs", "id": 7}, {"text": "Committee on Constitutional Affairs", "id": 37}, {"text": "Committee on Culture and Education", "id": 20}, {"text": "Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs", "id": 30}, {"text": "Committee on Employment and Social Affairs", "id": 3}, {"text": "Committee on Fisheries", "id": 55}, {"text": "Committee on Foreign Affairs", "id": 5}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete_query.content b/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete_query.content
index 60cbd8c42b2494ce67199be8bbf5dca43432efe4..ecdf253bb5745ad8d8055f108ddcba13d899c58a 100644
--- a/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete_query.content
+++ b/memopol/tests/response_fixtures/GroupListTest.test_autocomplete_query.content
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"pagination": {"more": false}, "results": [{"text": "Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development", "id": 47}, {"text": "Committee on Development", "id": 8}, {"text": "Committee on Regional Development", "id": 24}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"pagination": {"more": false}, "results": [{"text": "Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development", "id": 47}, {"text": "Committee on Regional Development", "id": 24}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/memopol/tests/test_group_list.py b/memopol/tests/test_group_list.py
index 4372cb70f2a2f4a74c4e3258f2942420da504820..cb1d686b61614c7f0f01bcf4035ff66e7d801f0c 100644
--- a/memopol/tests/test_group_list.py
+++ b/memopol/tests/test_group_list.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ class GroupListTest(ResponseDiffMixin, TestCase):
         if q:
             url = '/legislature/autocomplete/group/?q=%s' % q
         else:
-            url = '/legislature/autocomplete/group/'
+            url = '/legislature/autocomplete/group/?'
 
         # setup session variables
-        self.client.get(url)
+        self.client.get('%s&active_only=0' % url)
 
         self.responsediff_test(url, numQueries)
 
diff --git a/memopol/views/group_ac.py b/memopol/views/group_ac.py
index 9e231b21a13f96a4387ec0e8f27f6dda157cda13..9d7abc58e413d5b20c0d681684b87cafe89d3d3f 100644
--- a/memopol/views/group_ac.py
+++ b/memopol/views/group_ac.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from core.views import ActiveLegislatureMixin
+
 from dal.autocomplete import Select2QuerySetView
 
+import datetime
+
 from django.db.models import Q
 
 from representatives.models import Group
 
 
-class GroupAutocomplete(Select2QuerySetView):
+class GroupAutocomplete(Select2QuerySetView, ActiveLegislatureMixin):
+
     def get_queryset(self):
-        qs = Group.objects.exclude(kind__in=['chamber', 'country'])
+        qs = Group.objects.distinct().exclude(kind__in=['chamber', 'country'])
+
+        if self.get_active_only():
+            qs = qs.filter(
+                Q(mandates__end_date__gte=datetime.date.today()) |
+                Q(mandates__end_date__isnull=True)
+            )
 
         if self.q:
             qs = qs.filter(