diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.service.js
index fe683c08d7..48681b1e0d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.service.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export default [function() {
     return {
         splitSearchIntoTerms(searchString) {
-            return searchString.match(/(?:[^\s("')]+|"[^"]*"|'[^']*')+/g);
+            return searchString.match(/(?:[^\s"']+|"[^"]*"|'[^']*')+/g);
         },
         splitTermIntoParts(searchTerm) {
             let breakOnColon = searchTerm.match(/(?:[^:"]+|"[^"]*")+/g);