diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/searchSelector.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/searchSelector.ftl
index 9484ee1a..7c49e4a1 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/searchSelector.ftl
+++ b/webapp/src/main/webapp/themes/iph/templates/searchSelector.ftl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    $('#simple-search-container').hide();   
    $('#querybuilder-container').show();   
  });
- if ( "${querytext!?html}".includes(":\"") ){
+ if ( "${querytext!?html}".includes(":"") ){
    $('#simple-search-container').hide();
    $('#querybuilder-container').show();
  }