diff --git a/src/utils/search.test.ts b/src/utils/search.test.ts
index 1f01a157..7dc37750 100644
--- a/src/utils/search.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/search.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Deno.test('fuzzy search works', async () => {
 
   assertEquals(await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'pat rick', limit: 1, followedPubkeys: new Set() }), new Set());
   assertEquals(
-    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'patrick dos reis', limit: 1, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
+    await getPubkeysBySearch(db.kysely, { q: 'patrick dosreis', limit: 1, followedPubkeys: new Set() }),
     new Set([
       '47259076c85f9240e852420d7213c95e95102f1de929fb60f33a2c32570c98c4',
     ]),
diff --git a/src/utils/search.ts b/src/utils/search.ts
index b0be761b..5ca43417 100644
--- a/src/utils/search.ts
+++ b/src/utils/search.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function getPubkeysBySearch(
       'search',
       eb.fn('word_similarity', [sql`${q}`, 'search']).as('sml'),
     ])
-    .where(() => sql`${q} % search`)
+    .where(() => sql`${q} <% search`)
     .orderBy(['sml desc', 'search'])
     .limit(limit);