diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/communication/search/GetSearchResultsAction.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/communication/search/GetSearchResultsAction.java
index c50a8bf2983..cb35019ea21 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/communication/search/GetSearchResultsAction.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/communication/search/GetSearchResultsAction.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class GetSearchResultsAction implements SailingAction<ListResult<SearchRe
     @Override
     @GwtIncompatible
     public ListResult<SearchResultDTO> execute(SailingDispatchContext ctx) throws DispatchException {
-        KeywordQuery searchQuery = new KeywordQuery(searchText.split("[ \t]+"));
+        KeywordQuery searchQuery = new KeywordQuery(Util.splitAlongWhitespaceRespectingDoubleQuotedPhrases(searchText));
         RacingEventService service = ctx.getRacingEventService();
         if (remoteServerName == null) {
             return getListResult(service.search(searchQuery), ctx.getRequestBaseURL(), false);