1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/emerge b/bin/emerge
index 249f0e5a0..eca2b24c1 100755
--- a/bin/emerge
+++ b/bin/emerge
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ class search:
 		print "Searching...   ",
 
 		regexsearch = False
-		if self.searchkey[0] == '%':
+		if self.searchkey.startswith('%'):
 			regexsearch = True
 			self.searchkey = self.searchkey[1:]
-		if self.searchkey[0] == '@':
+		if self.searchkey.startswith('@'):
 			match_category = 1
 			self.searchkey = self.searchkey[1:]
 		if regexsearch: