diff --git a/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.test.ts b/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.test.ts
index 1be3f3539..4ace4d7a9 100644
--- a/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.test.ts
+++ b/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.test.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,18 @@ describe('set types', () => {
     }])).toEqual({ error: false, query: 'Not(Union(Row(fieldName="one"), Row(fieldName="two")))' })
   });
 
-  it('stringifies like operator', () => {
+  it('stringifies like operator with a wildcard', () => {
+    expect(stringifyRowData([{
+      row: [{
+        "field": "fieldName",
+        "rowOperator": "like",
+        "value": "value%",
+        "type": "set"
+      }]
+    }])).toEqual({ error: false, query: 'UnionRows(Rows(field=fieldName, like="value%"))' })
+  });
+
+  it('stringifies like operator without a wildcard', () => {
     expect(stringifyRowData([{
       row: [{
         "field": "fieldName",
diff --git a/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.ts b/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.ts
index d0adf3331..c03ea9da4 100644
--- a/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.ts
+++ b/lattice/src/App/QueryBuilder/stringifyRowData.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ export const stringifyRowData = (rowData: RowGrouping[], operator?: Operator) =>
           return { error: true, query: error.message };
         }
       } else if (rowOperator === 'like') {
-        rowString = `UnionRows(Rows(field=${field}, like="%${value}%"))`;
+        if (value.includes('%')) {
+          rowString = `UnionRows(Rows(field=${field}, like="${value}"))`;
+        } else {
+          rowString = `UnionRows(Rows(field=${field}, like="%${value}%"))`;
+        }
       } else {
         rowString = ['set', 'timestamp'].includes(type)
           ? `Row(${field}${operator}"${value}")`