diff --git a/htdocs/accountancy/admin/account.php b/htdocs/accountancy/admin/account.php
index f3c653a96c1..c5db08e73e7 100644
--- a/htdocs/accountancy/admin/account.php
+++ b/htdocs/accountancy/admin/account.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ if (strlen(trim($search_account))) {
 			$search_account_tmp_clean = $search_account_tmp;
 			$search_account_clean = $search_account;
 			$startchar = '%';
-			if (strpos($search_account_tmp, '^') === 0) {
+			if (substr($search_account_tmp, 0, 1) === '^') {
 				$startchar = '';
 				$search_account_tmp_clean = preg_replace('/^\^/', '', $search_account_tmp);
 				$search_account_clean = preg_replace('/^\^/', '', $search_account);