diff --git a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
index 2067f225..cc23efc1 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/search/search_utils.py
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ MAX_QUERY_LENGTH = 128
 
 def fulltext_query(query: str, group_ids: list[str] | None = None, fulltext_syntax: str = ''):
     group_ids_filter_list = (
-        [fulltext_syntax + f'group_id:"{lucene_sanitize(g)}"' for g in group_ids]
-        if group_ids is not None
-        else []
+        [fulltext_syntax + f'group_id:"{g}"' for g in group_ids] if group_ids is not None else []
     )
     group_ids_filter = ''
     for f in group_ids_filter_list:
@@ -295,12 +293,12 @@ async def edge_bfs_search(
 
     query = (
         """
-                                                        UNWIND $bfs_origin_node_uuids AS origin_uuid
-                                                        MATCH path = (origin:Entity|Episodic {uuid: origin_uuid})-[:RELATES_TO|MENTIONS]->{1,3}(n:Entity)
-                                                        UNWIND relationships(path) AS rel
-                                                        MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]-(m:Entity)
-                                                        WHERE r.uuid = rel.uuid
-                                                        """
+                                                            UNWIND $bfs_origin_node_uuids AS origin_uuid
+                                                            MATCH path = (origin:Entity|Episodic {uuid: origin_uuid})-[:RELATES_TO|MENTIONS]->{1,3}(n:Entity)
+                                                            UNWIND relationships(path) AS rel
+                                                            MATCH (n:Entity)-[r:RELATES_TO]-(m:Entity)
+                                                            WHERE r.uuid = rel.uuid
+                                                            """
         + filter_query
         + """  
                 RETURN DISTINCT
@@ -443,10 +441,10 @@ async def node_bfs_search(
 
     query = (
         """
-                                                UNWIND $bfs_origin_node_uuids AS origin_uuid
-                                                MATCH (origin:Entity|Episodic {uuid: origin_uuid})-[:RELATES_TO|MENTIONS]->{1,3}(n:Entity)
-                                                WHERE n.group_id = origin.group_id
-                                                """
+                                                    UNWIND $bfs_origin_node_uuids AS origin_uuid
+                                                    MATCH (origin:Entity|Episodic {uuid: origin_uuid})-[:RELATES_TO|MENTIONS]->{1,3}(n:Entity)
+                                                    WHERE n.group_id = origin.group_id
+                                                    """
         + filter_query
         + ENTITY_NODE_RETURN
         + """