diff --git a/store/sql_channel_store.go b/store/sql_channel_store.go
index 2ab9d87c11..66562ae67d 100644
--- a/store/sql_channel_store.go
+++ b/store/sql_channel_store.go
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ func (s SqlChannelStore) performSearch(searchQuery string, term string, paramete
 	result := StoreResult{}
 
 	// these chars have special meaning and can be treated as spaces
-	for _, c := range specialSearchChar {
+	for _, c := range specialUserSearchChar {
 		term = strings.Replace(term, c, " ", -1)
 	}