diff --git a/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php b/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
index 99c8763d6a..a421b9c760 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepository.php
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ class CurrencyRepository implements CurrencyRepositoryInterface
         $currency->save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function findByName(string $name): ?TransactionCurrency
+    {
+        return TransactionCurrency::where('name', $name)->first();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Find by object, ID or code. Returns user default or system default.
      *
diff --git a/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepositoryInterface.php
index d81a11752c..1ba5fe9667 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/UserGroups/Currency/CurrencyRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ interface CurrencyRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function findByCode(string $currencyCode): ?TransactionCurrency;
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     *
+     * @return TransactionCurrency|null
+     */
+    public function findByName(string $name): ?TransactionCurrency;
+
     /**
      * Find by object, ID or code. Returns user default or system default.
      *
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
index ff1ff1c568..470067caea 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
@@ -1536,9 +1536,9 @@ class OperatorQuerySearch implements SearchInterface
             $parts = explode(' ', $value);
             $value = trim($parts[count($parts) - 1], "() \t\n\r\0\x0B");
         }
-        $result = $this->currencyRepository->findByCodeNull($value);
+        $result = $this->currencyRepository->findByCode($value);
         if (null === $result) {
-            $result = $this->currencyRepository->findByNameNull($value);
+            $result = $this->currencyRepository->findByName($value);
         }
 
         return $result;