diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
index 24d85c507..d29126c5f 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl implements ClientReadPlatformService
 
         if (displayName != null) {
             //extraCriteria += " and concat(ifnull(c.firstname, ''), if(c.firstname > '',' ', '') , ifnull(c.lastname, '')) like "
-        	paramList.add(ApiParameterHelper.sqlEncodeString(ApiParameterHelper.sqlEncodeString("%" + displayName + "%")));
+        	paramList.add("%" + displayName + "%");
         	extraCriteria += " and c.display_name like ? ";
         }