diff --git a/app/models/artist_commentary.rb b/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
index 785ab503b..e9b2489d7 100644
--- a/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist_commentary.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class ArtistCommentary < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   module SearchMethods
     def text_matches(query)
+      query = "*#{query}*" unless query =~ /\*/
       escaped_query = query.to_escaped_for_sql_like
       where("original_title ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\' OR original_description ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\' OR translated_title ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\' OR translated_description ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\'", escaped_query, escaped_query, escaped_query, escaped_query)
     end