diff --git a/backend/api/blueprints/leads.py b/backend/api/blueprints/leads.py
index 9516460..a278efc 100644
--- a/backend/api/blueprints/leads.py
+++ b/backend/api/blueprints/leads.py
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ def leads_number_of_pages():
 
 def _parse_search_param(request):
 
-    return request.args.get("search")
+    multi_term_fix = request.args.get("search").replace(" ", "&")
+    return multi_term_fix
 
 
 def _parse_tag_param(request):