diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
index e367bfaaeb..8114931675 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/itemsearch.tt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                 <option value="" selected="selected"> [% IF (empty_option) %][% INCLUDE form_label label=empty_option %][% ELSE %]<span>All</span>[% END %] </option>
             [% END %]
             [% FOREACH option IN options %]
-                [% IF query.param(name).grep(option.value).size %]
+                [% IF query.param(name).grep('^' _ option.value _ '$').size %]
                     <option value="[% option.value | html %]" selected="selected">[% option.label | html %]</option>
                 [% ELSE %]
                     <option value="[% option.value | html %]">[% option.label | html %]</option>