diff --git a/src/components/Explore/Modals/FilterModal.tsx b/src/components/Explore/Modals/FilterModal.tsx
index ae86d95ee..6d7c99eec 100644
--- a/src/components/Explore/Modals/FilterModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Explore/Modals/FilterModal.tsx
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ const FilterModal = ( {
               } else {
                 const selectedTaxon = realm
                   ?.objects( "Taxon" )
-                  .filtered( "name CONTAINS[c] $0", taxonName );
+                  .filtered( "name ==[c] $0", taxonName );
                 const iconicTaxon = selectedTaxon.length > 0
                   ? selectedTaxon[0]
                   : null;