diff --git a/src/Controllers/SearchController.php b/src/Controllers/SearchController.php
index 6d0b4e8c..1cff1ec9 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ protected function appendDateTimeCriteria(array &$data, string $fieldName): arra
     protected function processCriteria($data, string $prefix = ""): mixed
     {
         if (!empty($data[$prefix . "nodeName"])) {
-            if (isset($data[$prefix . "nodeName_exact"]) && $data[$prefix . "nodeName_exact"] === true) {
-                $data[$prefix . "nodeName"] = $data[$prefix . "nodeName"];
-            } else {
+            if (!isset($data[$prefix . "nodeName_exact"]) || $data[$prefix . "nodeName_exact"] !== true) {
                 $data[$prefix . "nodeName"] = ["LIKE", "%" . $data[$prefix . "nodeName"] . "%"];
             }
         }