diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 67f93a376..abb9832bc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -1138,10 +1138,10 @@ class DomainAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
     )
 
     autocomplete_fields = [
-        "creator",
+        "domain_information__creator",
         "domain_application",
         "authorizing_official",
-        "submitter",
+        "domain_information__submitter",
     ]
 
     # this ordering effects the ordering of results