1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index cd4691f..3803281 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -252,8 +252,16 @@ function forSome(each) {
 
 function filterByText(str) {
   if (!str) return function () { return true }
-  var search = new RegExp(str, 'i')
-  var matches = forSome(search.test.bind(search))
+  var matcher
+  try {
+    var search = new RegExp(str, 'i')
+    matcher = search.test.bind(search)
+  } catch(e) {
+    matcher = function (value) {
+      return String(value).indexOf(str) !== -1
+    }
+  }
+  var matches = forSome(matcher)
   return function (msg) {
     var c = msg.value.content
     return c && matches(c)