diff --git a/website/search.php b/website/search.php
index 00ac3b95..be74cc9b 100755
--- a/website/search.php
+++ b/website/search.php
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@
 //var_Dump($aSearchResults);
 //exit;
 	$aClassType = getClassTypesWithImportance();
-	$aRecheckWords = preg_split('/\b/',$sQuery);
+	$aRecheckWords = preg_split('/\b/u',$sQuery);
 	foreach($aRecheckWords as $i => $sWord)
 	{
 		if (!$sWord) unset($aRecheckWords[$i]);