diff --git a/griffon/output.py b/griffon/output.py
index 1bb74f7..803f8d6 100644
--- a/griffon/output.py
+++ b/griffon/output.py
@@ -440,12 +440,7 @@ def text_output_products_contain_component(
             )
         ctx.exit()
 
-    # if -r option used we need to escape it
-    search_component_name = (
-        re.escape(ctx.params["component_name"])
-        if not ctx.obj["REGEX_NAME_SEARCH"]
-        else ctx.params["component_name"]
-    )
+    search_component_name = ctx.params["component_name"]
 
     # handle multiple components
     if "results" in output and output["count"] > 0:
diff --git a/griffon/services/core_queries.py b/griffon/services/core_queries.py
index 58a7c4a..aaae004 100644
--- a/griffon/services/core_queries.py
+++ b/griffon/services/core_queries.py
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ def execute(self, status=None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             "include_fields": "purl,type,name,related_url,namespace,software_build,nvr,release,version,arch,product_streams.product_versions,product_streams.name,product_streams.ofuri,product_streams.active,product_streams.exclude_components,product_streams.relations",  # noqa
         }
 
-        component_name = (
-            re.escape(self.component_name) if not self.regex_name_search else self.component_name
-        )
+        component_name = self.component_name
+        if not self.strict_name_search and not self.regex_name_search:
+            component_name = re.escape(component_name)
 
         if self.search_latest:
             search_latest_params = copy.deepcopy(params)
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ def execute(self, status=None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
                     latest_components,
                 ):
                     results.append(processed_component)
+
             if not self.no_community:
                 status.update("searching latest community provided child component(s).")
                 community_component_cnt = self.community_session.components.count(
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-tests.sh b/scripts/smoke-tests.sh
index 63b10d1..c7d5363 100755
--- a/scripts/smoke-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/smoke-tests.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ griffon service product-manifest ansible_automation_platform-2.2
 griffon service product-summary ansible_automation_platform-2.2
 griffon service products-affected-by-flaw CVE-2023-25166
 
-griffon --format text service products-contain-component "^webkitgtk(\d)$"
+griffon --format text service products-contain-component -r "^webkitgtk(\d)$"
 griffon --format text service components-affected-by-flaw CVE-2023-25166
-griffon --format text service products-contain-component nmap
+griffon --format text service products-contain-component -s nmap
+# should fail
 griffon service products-contain-component --purl "pkg:rpm/curl@7.29.0"
 
 griffon service products-contain-component webkitgtk --search-related-url --search-latest --search-all
@@ -81,3 +82,11 @@ griffon service component-flaws python-marshmallow --affectedness AFFECTED
 griffon service products-contain-component --search-all --search-upstreams -s libxml2 -a
 griffon service products-contain-component -s grep -v --search-all
 griffon service products-contain-component -r 'webkit.tk' -vv
+griffon service products-contain-component -r "webkitgtk(3|100)" --search-all
+griffon service products-contain-component webkitgtk4-jsc --include-product-streams-excluded-components --include-inactive-product-streams --no-community --no-filter-rh-naming -vv
+
+griffon service products-contain-component -s bind-libs-lite --search-all
+griffon service products-contain-component v2v-conversion-host-ansible  -vvv --include-container-roots --include-inactive-product-streams --include-product-streams-excluded-components --no-filter-rh-naming
+griffon service products-contain-component 'compat-sap-c++-12'
+griffon service products-contain-component -r 'compat-sap-c++-12'
+griffon service products-contain-component -s 'compat-sap-c++-12'