diff --git a/iwm_browser/main.py b/iwm_browser/main.py
index e5a0c47..1d893b6 100644
--- a/iwm_browser/main.py
+++ b/iwm_browser/main.py
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ async def search(
             min_diff = 0.00
             max_diff = 5.00
 
-            params = re.findall("[a-z\-\_]*:[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]*", q)
-            search = re.sub("[a-z\-\_]*:[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]*", "", q)
-
+            params = re.findall("[a-z\-\_]*:[a-zA-Z0-9._\-]*", q)
+            search = re.sub("\S[a-z\-\_]*:[a-zA-Z0-9._\-]*", "", q).lstrip().rstrip()
             for i in params:
                 split = i.split(':')
                 if split[0] == "author":