diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
index 7e3d05402b..e44016cf97 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reserve/request.tt
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
                         data: function (params) {
                             var search_term = (params.term === undefined) ? '' : params.term;
                             var query = {
-                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":search_term+'%'}}),
+                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":'%'+search_term+'%'}}),
                                 "_order_by": "name",
                                 "_per_page": -1
                             };
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@
                         data: function (params) {
                             var search_term = (params.term === undefined) ? '' : params.term;
                             var query = {
-                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":search_term+'%'}}),
+                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":'%'+search_term+'%'}}),
                                 "_order_by": "name",
                                 "patron_id": patron_id,
                                 "_per_page": -1
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
                         data: function (params) {
                             var search_term = (params.term === undefined) ? '' : params.term;
                             var query = {
-                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":search_term+'%'}}),
+                                "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":'%'+search_term+'%'}}),
                                 "_order_by": "name",
                                 "patron_id": patron_id,
                                 "_per_page": -1
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
index 1f32a00f9f..a18b2641ed 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/holds.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                             data: function (params) {
                                 var search_term = (params.term === undefined) ? '' : params.term;
                                 var query = {
-                                    "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":search_term+'%'}}),
+                                    "q": JSON.stringify({"name":{"-like":'%'+search_term+'%'}}),
                                     "_order_by": "name",
                                     "_per_page": -1
                                 };