diff --git a/src/messages/search/SubstringPredicate.cpp b/src/messages/search/SubstringPredicate.cpp
index 4a715f7be..752ed9338 100644
--- a/src/messages/search/SubstringPredicate.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/search/SubstringPredicate.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SubstringPredicate::SubstringPredicate(const QString &search)
 
 bool SubstringPredicate::appliesTo(const Message &message)
 {
-    return message.messageText.contains(this->search_, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+    return message.searchText.contains(this->search_, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 }
 
 }  // namespace chatterino