diff --git a/src/patients/new/DuplicateNewPatientModal.tsx b/src/patients/new/DuplicateNewPatientModal.tsx
index 6d78d76c38..fed60567e5 100644
--- a/src/patients/new/DuplicateNewPatientModal.tsx
+++ b/src/patients/new/DuplicateNewPatientModal.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import useTranslator from '../../shared/hooks/useTranslator'
 import Patient from '../../shared/model/Patient'
 
 interface Props {
-  duplicatePatient?: Patient
+  duplicatePatientList?: Patient[]
   show: boolean
   toggle: () => void
   onCloseButtonClick: () => void
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface Props {
 
 const DuplicateNewPatientModal = (props: Props) => {
   const { t } = useTranslator()
-  const { duplicatePatient, show, toggle, onCloseButtonClick, onContinueButtonClick } = props
+  const { duplicatePatientList, show, toggle, onCloseButtonClick, onContinueButtonClick } = props
 
   const body = (
     <>
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ const DuplicateNewPatientModal = (props: Props) => {
       <div className="row">
         <div className="col-md-12">
           {t('patients.possibleDuplicatePatient')}
-          {duplicatePatient !== undefined &&
-            Object.entries(duplicatePatient).map(([key, patient]) => (
+          {duplicatePatientList !== undefined &&
+            Object.entries(duplicatePatientList).map(([key, patient]) => (
               <li key={key.toString()}>
                 <Link to={`/patients/${patient.id}`}>{patient.fullName}</Link>
               </li>
diff --git a/src/patients/new/NewPatient.tsx b/src/patients/new/NewPatient.tsx
index 5fb7e223f7..70ac719b03 100644
--- a/src/patients/new/NewPatient.tsx
+++ b/src/patients/new/NewPatient.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import useTranslator from '../../shared/hooks/useTranslator'
 import Patient from '../../shared/model/Patient'
 import { RootState } from '../../shared/store'
 import GeneralInformation from '../GeneralInformation'
+import usePatients from '../hooks/usePatients'
+import PatientSearchRequest from '../models/PatientSearchRequest'
 import { createPatient } from '../patient-slice'
 import { isPossibleDuplicatePatient } from '../util/is-possible-duplicate-patient'
 import DuplicateNewPatientModal from './DuplicateNewPatientModal'
@@ -23,10 +25,11 @@ const NewPatient = () => {
   const history = useHistory()
   const dispatch = useDispatch()
   const { createError } = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.patient)
-  const { patients } = Object(useSelector((state: RootState) => state.patients))
+  const [searchRequest] = useState<PatientSearchRequest>({ queryString: '' })
+  const { data } = usePatients(searchRequest)
 
   const [patient, setPatient] = useState({} as Patient)
-  const [duplicatePatient, setDuplicatePatient] = useState<Patient | undefined>(undefined)
+  const [duplicatePatientList, setDuplicatePatientList] = useState<Patient[] | undefined>(undefined)
   const [showDuplicateNewPatientModal, setShowDuplicateNewPatientModal] = useState<boolean>(false)
 
   const testPatient = {
@@ -56,16 +59,16 @@ const NewPatient = () => {
   }
 
   const onSave = () => {
-    let duplicatePatients = []
-    if (patients !== undefined) {
-      duplicatePatients = patients.filter((existingPatient: any) =>
+    let duplicatePatients: Patient[] = []
+    if (data !== undefined && data.patients !== undefined) {
+      duplicatePatients = data.patients.filter((existingPatient: any) =>
         isPossibleDuplicatePatient(patient, existingPatient),
       )
     }
 
     if (duplicatePatients.length > 0) {
       setShowDuplicateNewPatientModal(true)
-      setDuplicatePatient(duplicatePatients as Patient)
+      setDuplicatePatientList(duplicatePatients)
     } else {
       dispatch(createPatient(patient, onSuccessfulSave))
     }
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ const NewPatient = () => {
       </div>
 
       <DuplicateNewPatientModal
-        duplicatePatient={duplicatePatient}
+        duplicatePatientList={duplicatePatientList}
         show={showDuplicateNewPatientModal}
         toggle={closeDuplicateNewPatientModal}
         onContinueButtonClick={createDuplicateNewPatient}