diff --git a/searchapp/views.py b/searchapp/views.py
index 30bc4c7..e9155fe 100644
--- a/searchapp/views.py
+++ b/searchapp/views.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def replace_without_case(orig, old, new):
 
 def home(request):
     s = request.GET.get('s')
+    s = s.replace('+', '')
 
     if s:
         if bool(re.match(ip_addr_regex, s)):