diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
index 32bc8601121e7..742a7e08cf481 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ private function prepareSearchTerm(string $term): string {
 		if ($term === '') {
 			$result = '*';
 		} elseif ($allowEnum !== 'no') {
-			$result = $term . '*';
+			$result = '*' . $term . '*';
 		}
 		return $result;
 	}