diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b5a19cf2..931a8e74 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ func (config *Config) Pretty(output io.Writer) error {
 	data = append(data, []byte("\n")...)
 	_, err = output.Write(data)
 	return err
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 756b0a9f..c4e719d4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/db"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/router"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/log"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/search" // super hacky fix
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/signals"
 
 	"net/http"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		if len(config.TorrentFileStorage) > 0 {
 			os.MkdirAll(config.TorrentFileStorage, 0755)
 		}
+		search.Init(conf.DBType) // super hacky fix
 		RunServer(conf)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/util/search/search.go b/util/search/search.go
index f79d3f4d..3872adff 100644
--- a/util/search/search.go
+++ b/util/search/search.go
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ type SearchParam struct {
 	Sort     string
 }
 
+
+// super hacky fix:
+var search_op string
+func Init(backend string) {
+	if backend == "postgres" {
+		search_op = "ILIKE"
+	} else {
+		search_op = "LIKE"
+	}
+}
+
 func SearchByQuery(r *http.Request, pagenum int) (SearchParam, []model.Torrents, int) {
 	maxPerPage, errConv := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("max"))
 	if errConv != nil {
@@ -72,7 +83,7 @@ func SearchByQuery(r *http.Request, pagenum int) (SearchParam, []model.Torrents,
 	}
 	searchQuerySplit := strings.Split(search_param.Query, " ")
 	for i, _ := range searchQuerySplit {
-		conditions = append(conditions, "torrent_name LIKE ?")
+		conditions = append(conditions, "torrent_name " + search_op + " ?")
 		parameters.Params = append(parameters.Params, "%"+searchQuerySplit[i]+"%")
 	}