diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/URL.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/URL.js
index f1ba9b7d..b59b88a2 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/URL.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/URL.js
@@ -627,14 +627,11 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
             // missing operator or unknown key
             condition = {key: '*', value: str, operator: '='};
         }
-        if (
-            ['=', '!='].indexOf(condition.operator) > -1
-            && condition.value != '*'
-        ) {
-            if (condition.value[0] == '*') {
+        if (['=', '!='].indexOf(condition.operator) > -1) {
+            if (Ox.startsWith(condition.value, '*') && !Ox.endsWith(condition.value, '*')) {
                 condition.value = condition.value.slice(1);
                 condition.operator = condition.operator.replace('=', '$')
-            } else if (condition.value[condition.value.length - 1] == '*') {
+            } else if (Ox.endsWith(condition.value, '*') && !Ox.startsWith(condition.value, '*')) {
                 condition.value = condition.value.slice(0, -1);
                 condition.operator = condition.operator.replace('=', '^')
             }