diff --git a/cumulus_library/template_sql/shared_macros/syntax.sql.jinja b/cumulus_library/template_sql/shared_macros/syntax.sql.jinja
index 43d91639..b12e3fe9 100644
--- a/cumulus_library/template_sql/shared_macros/syntax.sql.jinja
+++ b/cumulus_library/template_sql/shared_macros/syntax.sql.jinja
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ REGEXP_LIKE({{ field }}, '^{{ wildcard_to_regex(match_string) }}$')
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
 {%- macro ilike(field, match_string) -%}
-REGEXP_LIKE({{ field }}, '.*(?i:{{ wildcard_to_regex(match_string) }}).*$')
+REGEXP_LIKE({{ field }}, '^(?i:{{ wildcard_to_regex(match_string) }})$')
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
 {#- Checks for NULL, empty, whitespace-only, and '\u0000' strings