diff --git a/src/endpoints/chats.js b/src/endpoints/chats.js
index c38a85880..0844311e5 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/chats.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/chats.js
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ router.post('/search', validateAvatarUrlMiddleware, function (request, response)
 
             // Search through chats
             const fragments = query.trim().toLowerCase().split(/\s+/).filter(x => x);
-            const text = messages.map(message => message?.mes).join("\n").toLowerCase();
-            const stem = chatFile.path.toLowerCase().split(/[\\\/]/).pop().replace(/.jsonl$/, '');
-            const hasMatch = fragments.every(fragment => (stem + text).includes(fragment));
+            const text = [chatFile.path.split(/[\\\/]/).pop().replace(/.jsonl$/, ''),
+                ...messages.map(message => message?.mes)].join("\n").toLowerCase();
+            const hasMatch = fragments.every(fragment => (text).includes(fragment));
 
             if (hasMatch) {
                 results.push({