diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index fe5008e4db..a9684da5a6 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ sealed class CC {
     is ApiImportArchive -> "/_db import ${json.encodeToString(config)}"
     is ApiDeleteStorage -> "/_db delete"
     is ApiGetChats -> "/_get chats pcc=on"
-    is ApiGetChat -> "/_get chat ${chatRef(type, id)} ${pagination.cmdString}" + (if (search == "") "" else " $search")
+    is ApiGetChat -> "/_get chat ${chatRef(type, id)} ${pagination.cmdString}" + (if (search == "") "" else " search=$search")
     is ApiSendMessage -> "/_send ${chatRef(type, id)} json ${json.encodeToString(ComposedMessage(file, quotedItemId, mc))}"
     is ApiUpdateChatItem -> "/_update item ${chatRef(type, id)} $itemId ${mc.cmdString}"
     is ApiDeleteChatItem -> "/_delete item ${chatRef(type, id)} $itemId ${mode.deleteMode}"