diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
index 2a2b59ef2a..0fe454b218 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/filters/filter.js
@@ -331,13 +331,8 @@ frappe.ui.filter_utils = {
 
 		if(condition.indexOf('like', 'not like')!==-1) {
 			// automatically append wildcards
-			if(val) {
-				if(val.slice(0,1) !== "%") {
-					val = "%" + val;
-				}
-				if(val.slice(-1) !== "%") {
-					val = val + "%";
-				}
+			if(val && !(val.startsWith('%') || val.endsWith('%'))) {
+				val = '%' + val + '%';
 			}
 		} else if(in_list(["in", "not in"], condition)) {
 			if(val) {