diff --git a/zet b/zet
index 5284050..91be931 100755
--- a/zet
+++ b/zet
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ search_zettel() {
 
   QUERY="$*"
 
-  git grep -i --name-only -P "\b$QUERY\b" | grep -o -E '[0-9]+' | sort -un
+  git grep -i --name-only --word-regex "$QUERY" | grep -o -E '[0-9]+' | sort -un
 }
 
 select_zet() {