diff --git a/app/datatables/report_datatable.rb b/app/datatables/report_datatable.rb
index 4e4e11e11..724acdb82 100644
--- a/app/datatables/report_datatable.rb
+++ b/app/datatables/report_datatable.rb
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ class ReportDatatable < CustomDatatable
   end
 
   def filter_records(records)
-    records.where('project_name ILIKE :q OR reports.name ILIKE :q OR reports.description ILIKE :q',
-                  { q: "%#{dt_params.dig(:search, :value)}%" })
+    records.where_attributes_like(
+      ['project_name', 'reports.name', 'reports.description'],
+      dt_params.dig(:search, :value)
+    )
   end
 
   # ==== Insert 'presenter'-like methods below if necessary