diff --git a/js/utils.js b/js/utils.js
index f4b6335..ff34e5b 100644
--- a/js/utils.js
+++ b/js/utils.js
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ function buildSQ() {
 	const lf = document.getElementById("lemma_forma");
 	const ftxt = document.getElementById("queryText");
 	if (ftxt.value != "") {
-		parsedquery.where[1].expression.args[1].value = "^" + ftxt.value + "$";
+		strval=ftxt.value.trim().slice(0, -1)
+		if (ftxt.value.trim().slice(-1) !=='*')
+			strval="^" +ftxt.value.trim()+ "$";
+			
+		parsedquery.where[1].expression.args[1].value = strval;
 		if (lf.value == 'lemma')
 			parsedquery.where[1].expression.args[0].value = "lm";
 	}