diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 353d00333..0d912f27f 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class TagAlias < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   module SearchMethods
     def name_matches(name)
-      where("(antecedent_name = ? or consequent_name = ?)", name.downcase, name.downcase)
+      where("(antecedent_name like ? escape E'\\\\' or consequent_name like ? escape E'\\\\')", name.downcase.to_escaped_for_sql_like, name.downcase.to_escaped_for_sql_like)
     end
     
     def search(params)