diff --git a/PKHeX/Subforms/PKM Editors/BatchEditor.cs b/PKHeX/Subforms/PKM Editors/BatchEditor.cs
index 6d996791c..10e3fbc16 100644
--- a/PKHeX/Subforms/PKM Editors/BatchEditor.cs	
+++ b/PKHeX/Subforms/PKM Editors/BatchEditor.cs	
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ private void processFolder(string[] files, List<StringInstruction> Filters, List
                 b.ReportProgress(i);
             }
         }
-        private static void screenStrings(IEnumerable<StringInstruction> il)
+        public static void screenStrings(IEnumerable<StringInstruction> il)
         {
             foreach (var i in il.Where(i => !i.PropertyValue.All(char.IsDigit)))
             {
diff --git a/PKHeX/Subforms/SAV_Database.cs b/PKHeX/Subforms/SAV_Database.cs
index f9f6815a4..949661ad8 100644
--- a/PKHeX/Subforms/SAV_Database.cs
+++ b/PKHeX/Subforms/SAV_Database.cs
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ private void B_Search_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 if (filters.Any(z => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(z.PropertyValue)))
                 { Util.Error("Empty Filter Value detected."); return; }
 
+                BatchEditor.screenStrings(filters);
                 res = res.Where(pkm => // Compare across all filters
                 {
                     foreach (var cmd in filters)