diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 5697fbdbcb..5c17b35f56 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@
                 else
                         $sql_extra .= sprintf(" AND `item`.`parent` IN (SELECT distinct(`parent`) from item where ( `author-link` like '%s' or `tag` like '%s' or tag like '%s' )) ",
                                 dbesc(protect_sprintf('%' . $myurl)),
-                                dbesc(protect_sprintf('%' . $myurl . '\\]%')),
-                                dbesc(protect_sprintf('%' . $diasp_url . '\\]%'))
+                                dbesc(protect_sprintf('%' . $myurl . ']%')),
+                                dbesc(protect_sprintf('%' . $diasp_url . ']%'))
                         );
 
 		if ($max_id > 0)
diff --git a/mod/search.php b/mod/search.php
index 20007ada77..466ffc4c34 100644
--- a/mod/search.php
+++ b/mod/search.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function search_content(&$a) {
 
 	if (get_config('system','use_fulltext_engine')) {
 		if($tag)
-			$sql_extra = sprintf(" AND MATCH (`item`.`tag`) AGAINST ('".'"%s"'."' in boolean mode) ", '#'.protect_sprintf($search));
+			$sql_extra = sprintf(" AND MATCH (`item`.`tag`) AGAINST ('".'"%s"'."' in boolean mode) ", '#'.dbesc(protect_sprintf($search)));
 		else
 			$sql_extra = sprintf(" AND MATCH (`item`.`body`) AGAINST ('".'"%s"'."' in boolean mode) ", dbesc(protect_sprintf($search)));
 	} else {