diff --git a/persistence/sql_search.go b/persistence/sql_search.go
index 2359e536..55c5b858 100644
--- a/persistence/sql_search.go
+++ b/persistence/sql_search.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kennygrant/sanitize"
 )
 
-var quotesRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[“”‘’'\"]")
+var quotesRegex = regexp.MustCompile("[“”‘’'\"\\[\\(\\{\\]\\)\\}]")
 
 func getFullText(text ...string) string {
 	fullText := sanitizeStrings(text...)
diff --git a/persistence/sql_search_test.go b/persistence/sql_search_test.go
index 11a84666..231528aa 100644
--- a/persistence/sql_search_test.go
+++ b/persistence/sql_search_test.go
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@ var _ = Describe("sqlRepository", func() {
 		It("remove symbols", func() {
 			Expect(getFullText("Tom’s Diner ' “40” ‘A’")).To(Equal(" 40 a diner toms"))
 		})
+
+		It("remove opening brackets", func() {
+			Expect(getFullText("[Five Years]")).To(Equal(" five years"))
+		})
 	})
 })