diff --git a/odex25_base/simplify_access_management/models/ir_ui_menu.py b/odex25_base/simplify_access_management/models/ir_ui_menu.py
index eddcba995..4f7d74cf1 100644
--- a/odex25_base/simplify_access_management/models/ir_ui_menu.py
+++ b/odex25_base/simplify_access_management/models/ir_ui_menu.py
@@ -6,16 +6,38 @@ class ir_ui_menu(models.Model):
 
     @api.model
     def search(self, args, offset=0, limit=None, order=None, count=False):
-        ids = super(ir_ui_menu, self).search(args, offset=0, limit=None, order=order, count=False)
-        user = self.env.user
-        # user.clear_caches()
-        cids = request.httprequest.cookies.get('cids') and request.httprequest.cookies.get('cids').split(',')[0] or self.env.company.id
-        for menu_id in user.access_management_ids.filtered(lambda line: int(cids) in line.company_ids.ids).mapped('hide_menu_ids'):
-            if menu_id in ids:
-                ids = ids - menu_id
-        if offset:
-            ids = ids[offset:]
-        if limit:
-            ids = ids[:limit]
-        return len(ids) if count else ids
+        # Step 1: Safely determine the current company ID from the request or fallback to env.
+        cids = None
+        try:
+            # This block only runs safely in an HTTP context.
+            if request:
+                cookie_cids = request.httprequest.cookies.get('cids')
+                if cookie_cids:
+                    # Ensure conversion to integer is also safe
+                    cids = int(cookie_cids.split(',')[0])
+        except (RuntimeError, ValueError):
+            # This will catch the 'object unbound' error during startup
+            # and any errors if the cookie value is not a valid integer.
+            cids = None
+
+        if not cids:
+            cids = self.env.company.id
+
+        # Step 2: Get the list of menu record IDs that should be hidden.
+        user = self.env.user
+        # The .ids at the end gets a list of integers, which is required for the 'not in' operator.
+        menu_ids_to_hide = user.access_management_ids.filtered(
+            lambda line: cids in line.company_ids.ids
+        ).mapped('hide_menu_ids').ids
+
+        # Step 3: If there are menus to hide, add a new condition to the search domain.
+        if menu_ids_to_hide:
+            # This modifies the search query to exclude the hidden menus at the database level.
+            # It's the most efficient way to perform this filtering.
+            # We ensure 'args' is a list before appending.
+            args = (args or []) + [('id', 'not in', menu_ids_to_hide)]
+
+        # Step 4: Call super() ONCE with the modified domain and original parameters.
+        # This lets the database correctly handle all filtering, ordering, offset, limit, and counting.
+        return super(ir_ui_menu, self).search(args, offset=offset, limit=limit, order=order, count=count)