diff --git a/interfaces/filters.ts b/interfaces/filters.ts
index 03bb20c..06a78d7 100644
--- a/interfaces/filters.ts
+++ b/interfaces/filters.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ export interface FiltersInterface {
     driver: DriverKeyType | '';
     stage: StageKeyType | '';
     coordinator: string;
-    string: string;
+    searchQuery: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/contexts/DashboardContext.tsx b/src/contexts/DashboardContext.tsx
index 9b4f9c1..e43a306 100644
--- a/src/contexts/DashboardContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/DashboardContext.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const defaultFilters: FiltersInterface = {
     driver: '',
     stage: 'submitted',
     coordinator: '',
-    string: '',
+    searchQuery: '',
 };
 
 export const log: (message: string) => void = (message) =>
diff --git a/src/forms/AdvancedSearchForm/index.tsx b/src/forms/AdvancedSearchForm/index.tsx
index 2f9a96c..9d04b1e 100644
--- a/src/forms/AdvancedSearchForm/index.tsx
+++ b/src/forms/AdvancedSearchForm/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const AdvancedSearchForm: StyledComponent = styled(
         const [term, setTerm] = useState<string>('');
         const handleSearch = (e) => {
             setTerm(e.target.value);
-            setFilters({ ...filters, string: e.target.value });
+            setFilters({ ...filters, searchQuery: e.target.value });
         };
 
         return (
diff --git a/src/pages/Dashboard/DonationsPage.tsx b/src/pages/Dashboard/DonationsPage.tsx
index 2f17c84..c50eb68 100644
--- a/src/pages/Dashboard/DonationsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Dashboard/DonationsPage.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const DonationsPage = () => {
         driver: '',
         stage: 'submitted',
         coordinator: '',
-        string: '',
+        searchQuery: '',
     });
     const handler = (id?: string, shouldRefetch?: boolean): void => {
         setSelected(id);
diff --git a/src/utils/filter-requests.ts b/src/utils/filter-requests.ts
index a10e5de..7063ebb 100644
--- a/src/utils/filter-requests.ts
+++ b/src/utils/filter-requests.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ const filterRequests = (
 ) => {
     return Object.entries(requests).reduce((object, [id, request]) => {
         const { stage, location, language, driver, coordinator } = filters;
-        const string = filters.string?.toLowerCase().trim();
+        const searchQuery = filters.searchQuery?.toLowerCase().trim();
         return stage !== request.stage ||
             (location && location !== request.location) ||
             (language && language !== request.language) ||
             (driver && driver !== request.driver) ||
-            (string &&
-                request.name.toLowerCase().trim().indexOf(string) &&
-                request.email.toLowerCase().trim().indexOf(string)) ||
+            (searchQuery &&
+                request.name.toLowerCase().trim().indexOf(searchQuery) === -1 &&
+                request.email.toLowerCase().trim().indexOf(searchQuery) ===
+                    -1) ||
             (coordinator && coordinator !== request.coordinator)
             ? object
             : {