diff --git a/lib/search/word_search/entry_id_query.dart b/lib/search/word_search/entry_id_query.dart
index 0e4ba06..e5b3dd5 100644
--- a/lib/search/word_search/entry_id_query.dart
+++ b/lib/search/word_search/entry_id_query.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ SearchMode _determineSearchMode(String word) {
 /// FTS reacts to certain characters, so we should filter them out.
 String _filterFTSSensitiveCharacters(String word) {
   return word
+      .replaceAll('.', '')
       .replaceAll('-', '')
       .replaceAll('*', '')
       .replaceAll('+', '')