changes.diff

diff --git a/src/API/Entity.php b/src/API/Entity.php
index 476073b..b81e574 100644
--- a/src/API/Entity.php
+++ b/src/API/Entity.php
@@ -465,7 +465,11 @@ class Entity extends \Phalcon\DI\Injectable
                         $fieldName = $this->prependFieldNameNamespace($processedSearchField['fieldName']);
                         $operator = $this->determineWhereOperator($processedSearchField['fieldValue']);
                         $newFieldValue = $this->processFieldValue($processedSearchField['fieldValue'], $operator);
-                        $query->andWhere("$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\"");
+                        if ($operator === 'LIKE') {
+                            $query->andWhere("$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\" COLLATE utf8_general_ci");
+                        } else {
+                            $query->andWhere("$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\"");
+                        }
                         break;

                     case 'or':
@@ -493,7 +497,11 @@ class Entity extends \Phalcon\DI\Injectable
                             foreach ($fieldValueArray as $fieldValue) {
                                 $operator = $this->determineWhereOperator($fieldValue);
                                 $newFieldValue = $this->processFieldValue($fieldValue, $operator);
-                                $queryArr[] = "$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\"";
+                                if ($operator === 'LIKE') {
+                                    $queryArr[] = "$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\" COLLATE utf8_general_ci";
+                                } else {
+                                    $queryArr[] = "$fieldName $operator \"$newFieldValue\"";
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         $sql = implode(' OR ', $queryArr);
diff --git a/src/API/SearchHelper.php b/src/API/SearchHelper.php
index ca816c0..3f1716b 100644
--- a/src/API/SearchHelper.php
+++ b/src/API/SearchHelper.php
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class SearchHelper
                 // if we spot a wild card, convert to LIKE
                 if (strstr($value, '*')) {
                     $value = str_replace('*', '%', $value);
-                    $approved_search[] = "$field LIKE '$value'";
+                    $approved_search[] = "$field LIKE '$value' COLLATE utf8_general_ci";
                 } else {
                     $approved_search[] = "$field='$value'";
                 }