diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/index.jsp b/web/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
index b30d6c16..a93f14d0 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/index.jsp
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@
                 <div class="alert alert-error">
                     <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>
                     <h3>Sorry, no results found</h3>
-                    <p>
+                    <p id=suggesting-wildcard>
                         Would you like to extend your search with a wildcard?
                         (<i>e.g.</i> <a href="#/search/{{encodeURIComponent(term)}}*">{{term.replaceAll("`","'")}}*</a>)
                     </p>
diff --git a/web/src/main/webapp/js/ctd2.js b/web/src/main/webapp/js/ctd2.js
index 1856cd44..c9d224c8 100644
--- a/web/src/main/webapp/js/ctd2.js
+++ b/web/src/main/webapp/js/ctd2.js
@@ -2396,7 +2396,10 @@ import ObservationView from './observation.view.js'
         template: _.template($("#search-empty-tmpl").html()),
         render: function () {
             $(this.el).append(this.template(this.model));
-
+            if (this.model.term.endsWith('"')) {
+                $("#suggesting-wildcard").hide()
+                $("#suggesting-wildcard").parent().width("100%")
+            }
             return this;
         }
     });