diff --git a/src/java/org/thdl/lex/LexComponentRepository.java b/src/java/org/thdl/lex/LexComponentRepository.java
index 47157f0..5ef499d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/thdl/lex/LexComponentRepository.java
+++ b/src/java/org/thdl/lex/LexComponentRepository.java
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ public class LexComponentRepository
 		Query query = null;
 		Iterator it = null;
 
-		String termForQuery = LexUtilities.hqlEscape( term.getTerm() );
-		LexLogger.debug( "Escaped term string: " + termForQuery );
+		/* String termForQuery = LexUtilities.hqlEscape( term.getTerm() );
+		LexLogger.debug( "Escaped term string: " + termForQuery ); */
+		String termForQuery = term.getTerm();
 
 		if ( lexQuery.getFindMode().equals( LexComponentRepository.STARTS_WITH ) )
 		{