diff --git a/app/utils/results.py b/app/utils/results.py
index 7269ca7..c6af2cc 100644
--- a/app/utils/results.py
+++ b/app/utils/results.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def bold_search_terms(response: str, query: str) -> BeautifulSoup:
         # Replace all instances of the word, but maintaining the same case in
         # the replacement
         element.replace_with(
-            re.sub(fr"\b({target_word})\b",r"<b>\1</b>",element,flags=re.I)
+            re.sub(fr"\b[^-<>{{}}]({target_word})\b",r"<b> \1</b>",element,flags=re.I)
         )
 
     # Split all words out of query, grouping the ones wrapped in quotes