diff --git a/media-domain/src/main/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormText.java b/media-domain/src/main/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormText.java
index 0cd82c6c8..2bb19ae5f 100644
--- a/media-domain/src/main/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormText.java
+++ b/media-domain/src/main/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormText.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public String getUnQuotedValue() {
     }
 
     private static final Pattern PREPARSE = Pattern.compile("[^\\p{IsAlphabetic}&!+\\-\\d\\s]");
-    private static final Pattern AFTERPARSE = Pattern.compile("[^\\p{IsAlphabetic}\\-\\d\\s]");
+    private static final Pattern AFTERPARSE = Pattern.compile("[^\\p{IsAlphabetic}+\\-\\d\\s]");
 
     private String getCleanText() {
         String lower =   getUnQuotedValue().toLowerCase();
diff --git a/media-domain/src/test/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormTest.java b/media-domain/src/test/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormTest.java
index 001b3677e..f7fb1ef52 100644
--- a/media-domain/src/test/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormTest.java
+++ b/media-domain/src/test/java/nl/vpro/domain/media/search/MediaFormTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void ANDandNOT() {
         assertThat(parseANDandNOT("auto and fiets")).isEqualTo("+auto +fiets");
         assertThat(parseANDandNOT("auto&fiets")).isEqualTo("+auto +fiets");
         assertThat(parseANDandNOT("auto & ! fiets")).isEqualTo("+auto -fiets");
-
+        assertThat(parseANDandNOT("+auto +fiets")).isEqualTo("+auto +fiets");
     }
 
     @Test