diff --git a/admin/aqbudgets.pl b/admin/aqbudgets.pl
index 42a39f7d5e..229606e4b0 100755
--- a/admin/aqbudgets.pl
+++ b/admin/aqbudgets.pl
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ if ($op eq 'add_form') {
                   || $budget->{budget_name} =~ m/$filter_budgetname/i;
         }
         if ($filter_budgetbranch ) {
-            next unless  $budget->{budget_branchcode}  =~ m/$filter_budgetbranch/;
+            next unless  $budget->{budget_branchcode} eq $filter_budgetbranch;
         }
 
 ## TOTALS