diff --git a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API.pm b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API.pm
index d7ce8d72de..c413bf1cae 100644
--- a/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API.pm
+++ b/lib/NGCP/Panel/Role/API.pm
@@ -1983,6 +1983,7 @@ sub wildcard_search {
             $search_value = $search_string;
         } else {
             $op = 'like';
+            $search_value = $search_string_escaped;
         }
         $op = $comparison_op if (defined $comparison_op);
         $search_value = $convert_code->($search_string) if (ref $convert_code eq 'CODE');