diff --git a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
index 0600025650..87b1b48d19 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/services/image_records/image_records_sqlite.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class SqliteImageRecordStorage(ImageRecordStorageBase):
             # Search term condition
             if search_term:
                 query_conditions += """--sql
-                AND json_extract(images.metadata, '$') LIKE ?
+                AND images.metadata LIKE ?
                 """
                 query_params.append(f"%{search_term}%")