diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
index 9cab9bf89e..1995d5aeee 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/SearchService.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export class SearchService {
 
 			if (opts.host) {
 				if (opts.host === '.') {
-					query.andWhere('user.host IS NULL ');
+					query.andWhere('user.host IS NULL');
 				} else {
 					query.andWhere('user.host = :host', { host: opts.host });
 				}