diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/LDAPSource.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/LDAPSource.m
index af71b29eb..0f0cd8915 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/LDAPSource.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/LDAPSource.m
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static Class NSStringK;
         [qs appendFormat: @"(%@='*')", CNField];
       else
         {
-          fieldFormat = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"(%%@='%@*')", escapedFilter];
+          fieldFormat = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"(%%@='*%@*')", escapedFilter];
           fields = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray: searchFields];
           [fields addObjectsFromArray: mailFields];
           [fields addObject: CNField];