diff --git a/LiteDB/Utils/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/LiteDB/Utils/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 12270ee39..eb777da5e 100644
--- a/LiteDB/Utils/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/LiteDB/Utils/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ public static bool SqlLike(this string str, string pattern, Collation collation)
                     {
                         if (lastWildCard >= 0)
                         {
+                            int back = patternIndex - lastWildCard - 1;
+                            i -= back;
                             patternIndex = lastWildCard;
                         }
                         else