diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/SearchToolbar.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/SearchToolbar.java
index 8a56acd658..9032b26a2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/SearchToolbar.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/SearchToolbar.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components;
 
-
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -68,9 +67,7 @@ public class SearchToolbar extends LinearLayout {
       }
 
       @Override
-      public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
-        return onQueryTextSubmit(newText);
-      }
+      public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) { return onQueryTextSubmit(newText); }
     });
 
     searchItem.setOnActionExpandListener(new MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SearchDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SearchDatabase.java
index 0782049478..106cc86e17 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SearchDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SearchDatabase.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.annimon.stream.Stream;
 import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SQLiteDatabase;
 
 import org.session.libsession.utilities.Util;
+
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.helpers.SQLCipherOpenHelper;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -115,9 +116,7 @@ public class SearchDatabase extends Database {
   public Cursor queryMessages(@NonNull String query) {
     SQLiteDatabase db          = databaseHelper.getReadableDatabase();
     String         prefixQuery = adjustQuery(query);
-
     int queryLimit = Math.min(query.length()*50,500);
-
     Cursor cursor = db.rawQuery(MESSAGES_QUERY, new String[] { prefixQuery, prefixQuery, String.valueOf(queryLimit) });
     setNotifyConversationListListeners(cursor);
     return cursor;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
index 41245f9b85..ccfa16beef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ class HomeActivity : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(),
                     }
 
                     val newData = contactResults + messageResults
-
                     globalSearchAdapter.setNewData(result.query, newData)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/search/SearchRepository.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/search/SearchRepository.java
index ddfe85515c..a5669aa351 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/search/SearchRepository.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/search/SearchRepository.java
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ public class SearchRepository {
       Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch("FtsQuery");
 
       String cleanQuery = sanitizeQuery(query);
+
+      // If the search is for a single character and it was stripped by `sanitizeQuery` then abort
+      // the search for an empty string to avoid SQLite error.
+      if (cleanQuery.length() == 0)
+      {
+        Log.d(TAG, "Aborting empty search query.");
+        timer.stop(TAG);
+        return;
+      }
+
       timer.split("clean");
 
       Pair<CursorList<Contact>, List<String>> contacts = queryContacts(cleanQuery);
@@ -119,10 +129,11 @@ public class SearchRepository {
     }
 
     executor.execute(() -> {
-      long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-      CursorList<MessageResult> messages = queryMessages(sanitizeQuery(query), threadId);
-      Log.d(TAG, "[ConversationQuery] " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime) + " ms");
-
+      // If the sanitized search query is empty then abort the search to prevent SQLite errors.
+      String cleanQuery = sanitizeQuery(query).trim();
+      if (cleanQuery.isEmpty()) { return; }
+            
+      CursorList<MessageResult> messages = queryMessages(cleanQuery, threadId);
       callback.onResult(messages);
     });
   }
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ public class SearchRepository {
         out.append(' ');
       }
     }
-
+    
     return out.toString();
   }