diff --git a/server/modlog/index.ts b/server/modlog/index.ts
index 9537e115e4..0a95342522 100644
--- a/server/modlog/index.ts
+++ b/server/modlog/index.ts
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class Modlog {
 
 		for (const noteSearch of search.note) {
 			const tester = noteSearch.isExact ? `= ?` : `LIKE ?`;
-			const args = [noteSearch.isExact ? noteSearch + '%' : `%${noteSearch}%`];
+			const args = [noteSearch.isExact ? noteSearch.search + '%' : `%${noteSearch.search}%`];
 			if (noteSearch.isExclusion) {
 				ands.push({query: `note ${noteSearch.isExact ? '!' : 'NOT '}${tester}`, args});
 			} else {