diff --git a/tabellio/searchform/form.py b/tabellio/searchform/form.py
index f7ad29f..41f137b 100644
--- a/tabellio/searchform/form.py
+++ b/tabellio/searchform/form.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from plone.registry.interfaces import IRegistry
 
 from tabellio.config.interfaces import ITabellioSettings
 import tabellio.config.utils
+from tabellio.documents.typenames import MAPPING
 
 
 class ListAuthorsView(BrowserView):
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ def possible_document_types(context):
         if not doctype:
             continue
         doctype_id = doctype.encode('ascii', 'replace')
-        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(doctype_id, doctype_id, doctype))
+        doctype_str = MAPPING.get(doctype, doctype)
+        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(doctype_id, doctype_id, doctype_str))
     return SimpleVocabulary(terms)
 
 @grok.provider(IContextSourceBinder)
@@ -169,7 +171,8 @@ def possible_dossier_types(context):
         if not dostype:
             continue
         dostype_id = dostype.encode('ascii', 'replace')
-        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(dostype_id, dostype_id, dostype))
+        dostype_str = MAPPING.get(dostype, dostype)
+        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(dostype_id, dostype_id, dostype_str))
     return SimpleVocabulary(terms)
 
 @grok.provider(IContextSourceBinder)
@@ -181,7 +184,8 @@ def possible_question_types(context):
         if not questype:
             continue
         questype_id = questype.encode('ascii', 'replace')
-        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(questype_id, questype_id, questype))
+        questype_str = MAPPING.get(questype, questype)
+        terms.append(SimpleVocabulary.createTerm(questype_id, questype_id, questype_str))
     return SimpleVocabulary(terms)
 
 @grok.provider(IContextSourceBinder)