diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
index 8281cb3..fa409c8 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/entities.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Noosfero
       }
 
       def self.can_display? profile, options, field, permission = :friend
-        return true if profile.public_fields.include?(field)
+        return true if profile.public_fields.map{|field| field.to_sym}.include?(field.to_sym)
         current_person = options[:current_person]
 
         current_permission = if current_person.present?
diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
index 58a70fc..91b9bba 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Noosfero
               context = environment
 
               profile = environment.profiles.find(params[:profile_id]) if params[:profile_id]
-              scope = profile.nil? ? environment.articles.is_public : profile.articles.is_public
+              scope = profile.nil? ? environment.articles.public : profile.articles.public
               scope = scope.where(:type => params[:type]) if params[:type] && !(params[:type] == 'Article')
               scope = scope.where(:parent_id => params[:parent_id]) if params[:parent_id].present?
               scope = scope.joins(:categories).where(:categories => {:id => params[:category_ids]}) if params[:category_ids].present?
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