diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/main.js b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
index 6ff68c4..77af7e6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/main.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function getFilterQuery() {
 
 function getSearchQuery() {
     let searchString = searchBar.value;
-    return (searchString.length === 0 ? "%" : (searchString + "%"));
+    return (searchString.length === 0 ? "%" : ("%" + searchString + "%"));
 }
 
 function getSortQuery() {
@@ -123,9 +123,11 @@ function createQuery() {
     updateSections();
     let queryURL = new URL(apiEndpoint + "/search", baseURL);
     queryURL.searchParams.append("search", getSearchQuery());
-    queryURL.searchParams.append(getFilterQuery()[0], getFilterQuery()[1]);
-    queryURL.searchParams.append("sort", getSortQuery()[0]);
-    queryURL.searchParams.append("direction", getSortQuery()[1]);
+    let filterQuery = getFilterQuery();
+    queryURL.searchParams.append(filterQuery[0], filterQuery[1]);
+    let sortQuery = getSortQuery();
+    queryURL.searchParams.append("sort", sortQuery[0]);
+    queryURL.searchParams.append("direction", sortQuery[1]);
     queryURL.searchParams.append("size", defaultPagingValue.toString(10));
     return queryURL;
 }