diff --git a/SoObjects/Contacts/SOGoContactGCSFolder.m b/SoObjects/Contacts/SOGoContactGCSFolder.m
index 7fd56ba8d..074048b8a 100644
--- a/SoObjects/Contacts/SOGoContactGCSFolder.m
+++ b/SoObjects/Contacts/SOGoContactGCSFolder.m
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       qs = [NSString stringWithFormat:
                        @"(c_sn isCaseInsensitiveLike: '%@%%') OR "
                      @"(c_givenname isCaseInsensitiveLike: '%@%%') OR "
-                     @"(c_mail isCaseInsensitiveLike: '%@%%') OR "
+                     @"(c_mail isCaseInsensitiveLike: '%%%@%%') OR "
                      @"(c_telephonenumber isCaseInsensitiveLike: '%%%@%%')",
                      filter, filter, filter, filter];
       qualifier = [EOQualifier qualifierWithQualifierFormat: qs];