diff --git a/app/models/organization/search.rb b/app/models/organization/search.rb
index 2e82326e2..c0d057c96 100644
--- a/app/models/organization/search.rb
+++ b/app/models/organization/search.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ returns
     end
 
     # fallback do sql query
-    # do query
+    # - stip out * we already search for *query* -
+    query.gsub! '*', ''
     organizations = Organization.find(
       :all,
       :limit      => limit,
diff --git a/app/models/ticket/search.rb b/app/models/ticket/search.rb
index c67f7f6d0..d61469584 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket/search.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket/search.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ returns
     end
 
     # do query
+    # - stip out * we already search for *query* -
+    query.gsub! '*', ''
     tickets_all = Ticket.select('DISTINCT(tickets.id)').
     where(conditions).
     where( '( `tickets`.`title` LIKE ? OR `tickets`.`number` LIKE ? OR `ticket_articles`.`body` LIKE ? OR `ticket_articles`.`from` LIKE ? OR `ticket_articles`.`to` LIKE ? OR `ticket_articles`.`subject` LIKE ?)', "%#{query}%", "%#{query}%", "%#{query}%", "%#{query}%", "%#{query}%", "%#{query}%" ).
diff --git a/app/models/user/search.rb b/app/models/user/search.rb
index b2d63a127..c372d8ae1 100644
--- a/app/models/user/search.rb
+++ b/app/models/user/search.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ returns
     end
 
     # fallback do sql query
-    # do query
+    # - stip out * we already search for *query* -
+    query.gsub! '*', ''
     users = User.find(
       :all,
       :limit      => limit,