diff --git a/internal/handlers/general/query.go b/internal/handlers/general/query.go
index 1ac1819..aed1169 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/general/query.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/general/query.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/utils"
 	"github.com/publiccodeyml/open-catalog-api/internal/common"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
+	"gorm.io/gorm/clause"
 )
 
 const unknownQueryDetail = "invalid query parameters"
@@ -68,7 +69,10 @@ func Clauses(ctx *fiber.Ctx, stmt *gorm.DB, filterField, searchField string) (*g
 
 	if searchField != "" {
 		if search := ctx.Query("search", ""); search != "" {
-			ret = ret.Where("LOWER("+searchField+") LIKE ?", "%"+utils.ToLower(search)+"%")
+			ret = ret.Where(clause.Expr{
+				SQL:  "LOWER(?) LIKE ?",
+				Vars: []any{clause.Column{Name: searchField}, "%" + utils.ToLower(search) + "%"},
+			})
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/handlers/general/query_search_test.go b/internal/handlers/general/query_search_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfe8c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/handlers/general/query_search_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package general
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+func TestClausesQuotesSearchColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open("file::memory:"), &gorm.Config{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	app, ctx := newTestCtx()
+	defer app.ReleaseCtx(ctx)
+
+	ctx.Request().URI().SetQueryString("search=abc")
+
+	stmt := db.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true}).Table("logs")
+
+	ret, err := Clauses(ctx, stmt, "", "name")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sql := ret.Find(&[]struct{}{}).Statement.SQL.String()
+	assert.Contains(t, sql, `LOWER(`+"`name`"+`)`)
+}