diff --git a/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php b/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
index 3bf534e035..e3d023a109 100644
--- a/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
+++ b/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
@@ -232,8 +232,16 @@ class SearchRuleEngine implements RuleEngineInterface
         $searchArray = [];
         /** @var RuleTrigger $ruleTrigger */
         foreach ($rule->ruleTriggers as $ruleTrigger) {
-            Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: add a rule trigger: %s:"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type, $ruleTrigger->trigger_value));
-            $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = sprintf('"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_value);
+            // if needs no context, value is different:
+            $needsContext = config(sprintf('firefly.search.operators.%s.needs_context', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type)) ?? true;
+            if(false === $needsContext) {
+                Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: add a rule trigger: %s:true', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type));
+                $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = 'true';
+            }
+            if(true === $needsContext) {
+                Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: add a rule trigger: %s:"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type, $ruleTrigger->trigger_value));
+                $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = sprintf('"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_value);
+            }
         }
 
         // add local operators:
@@ -279,8 +287,15 @@ class SearchRuleEngine implements RuleEngineInterface
                 continue;
             }
             $searchArray = [];
-            Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: non strict, will search for: %s:"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type, $ruleTrigger->trigger_value));
-            $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = sprintf('"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_value);
+            $needsContext = config(sprintf('firefly.search.operators.%s.needs_context', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type)) ?? true;
+            if(false === $needsContext) {
+                Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: non strict, will search for: %s:true', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type));
+                $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = 'true';
+            }
+            if(true === $needsContext) {
+                Log::debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: non strict, will search for: %s:"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type, $ruleTrigger->trigger_value));
+                $searchArray[$ruleTrigger->trigger_type] = sprintf('"%s"', $ruleTrigger->trigger_value);
+            }
 
             // then, add local operators as well:
             foreach ($this->operators as $operator) {