diff --git a/gertty/search/__init__.py b/gertty/search/__init__.py
index 6eef69c..1e78bee 100644
--- a/gertty/search/__init__.py
+++ b/gertty/search/__init__.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SearchCompiler(object):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     class Dummy(object):
         pass
-    query = 'ref:^refs/heads/foo.*'
+    query = 'message:"Blueprint"'
     lexer = tokenizer.SearchTokenizer()
     lexer.input(query)
     while True:
diff --git a/gertty/search/parser.py b/gertty/search/parser.py
index 69ae522..cd56e46 100644
--- a/gertty/search/parser.py
+++ b/gertty/search/parser.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def SearchParser():
         '''message_term : OP_MESSAGE string'''
         filters = []
         filters.append(gertty.db.revision_table.c.change_key == gertty.db.change_table.c.key)
-        filters.append(gertty.db.revision_table.c.message == p[2])
+        filters.append(gertty.db.revision_table.c.message.like('%%%s%%' % p[2]))
         s = select([gertty.db.change_table.c.key], correlate=False).where(and_(*filters))
         p[0] = gertty.db.change_table.c.key.in_(s)