diff --git a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
index 056b1d7fd..9e8e320de 100644
--- a/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
+++ b/UI/Templates/ContactsUI/UIxContactFoldersView.wox
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
               <md-icon>arrow_back</md-icon>
             </md-button>
             <md-input-container md-no-float="md-no-float">
-              <input name="folderSearch" type="search" label:placeholder="Search" ng-minlength="3"/>
+              <input name="folderSearch" type="search" label:placeholder="Search"/>
             </md-input-container>
             <md-input-container flex="25">
               <md-select>
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgSearch.directive.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgSearch.directive.js
index 855fa84dd..2e24bb42a 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgSearch.directive.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Common/sgSearch.directive.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     vm.onChange = function() {
       if (typeof vm.searchText !== 'undefined' && vm.searchText !== null) {
         if (vm.searchText != vm.previous.searchText || vm.searchField != vm.previous.searchField) {
-          if (vm.searchText.length > 2 || vm.searchText.length === 0) {
+          if (vm.searchText.length > 2 || vm.searchText.length === 0 || vm.searchText == '.') {
             // doSearch is the compiled expression of the sg-search attribute
             vm.doSearch($scope, { searchText: vm.searchText, searchField: vm.searchField });
           }