diff --git a/files/routes/search.py b/files/routes/search.py
index a3d1266da4..5c325d1ef4 100644
--- a/files/routes/search.py
+++ b/files/routes/search.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def searchcomments(v):
 		else: comments = comments.filter(Comment.author_id == author.id)
 
 	if 'q' in criteria:
-		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'[\0():|&*!]', '', x), criteria['q'])
+		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'[\0():|&*!<>]', '', x), criteria['q'])
 		tokens = map(lambda x: re.sub(r'\s+', ' <-> ', x), tokens)
 		comments = comments.filter(Comment.body_ts.match(
 			' & '.join(tokens),