diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index bc908b0..095711a 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 						builder.where('id', Number(escape(filters.query.slice(1))));
 					}
 					else {
-						builder.whereRaw(`match('@(name,aliases) :query:${filters.query.charAt(0) === '=' ? '' : '*'}', actors)`, { query: escape(filters.query) });
+						// manticoresearch has min_prefix_length set to 3, meaning wildcarded names under 3 characters return nu results
+						builder.whereRaw(`match('@(name,aliases) :query:${filters.query.charAt(0) === '=' || filters.query.split(/\s+/).at(-1)?.length < 3 ? '' : '*'}', actors)`, { query: escape(filters.query) });
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 					builder.where('alias_for', 0);
 				}
 
-				if (filters.requireGlobal) {
+				if (filters.isGlobal) {
 					builder.where('entity_id', 0);
 				}