diff --git a/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py b/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
index 78fe1447..17ae208e 100644
--- a/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
+++ b/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class AlertGroupView(
     pagination_class = TwentyFiveCursorPaginator
 
     filter_backends = [SearchFilter, AlertGroupFilterBackend]
-    search_fields = ["public_primary_key", "inside_organization_number", "web_title_cache"]
+    search_fields = ["=public_primary_key", "=inside_organization_number", "web_title_cache"]
 
     filterset_class = AlertGroupFilter