diff --git a/main/admin/course_list.php b/main/admin/course_list.php
index f1e728f6d8..35dc4e3c71 100644
--- a/main/admin/course_list.php
+++ b/main/admin/course_list.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function get_number_of_courses()
 	if (isset ($_GET['keyword']))
 	{
 		$keyword = Database::escape_string($_GET['keyword']);
-		$sql .= " WHERE title LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR code LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR visual_code LIKE '%".$keyword."%'";
+		$sql .= " WHERE (title LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR code LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR visual_code LIKE '%".$keyword."%')";
 	}
 	elseif (isset ($_GET['keyword_code']))
 	{
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function get_course_data($from, $number_of_items, $column, $direction)
 	if (isset ($_GET['keyword']))
 	{
 		$keyword = Database::escape_string($_GET['keyword']);
-		$sql .= " WHERE title LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR code LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR visual_code LIKE '%".$keyword."%'";
+		$sql .= " WHERE (title LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR code LIKE '%".$keyword."%' OR visual_code LIKE '%".$keyword."%')";
 	}
 	elseif (isset ($_GET['keyword_code']))
 	{