diff --git a/server/ui-src/templates/Message.vue b/server/ui-src/templates/Message.vue
index bee7fd1..6e7ef3a 100644
--- a/server/ui-src/templates/Message.vue
+++ b/server/ui-src/templates/Message.vue
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export default {
 					<th>From</th>
 					<td>
 						<span v-if="message.From">
-							{{ message.From.Name + " <" + message.From.Address +">" }}
+							<span v-if="message.From.Name">{{ message.From.Name }}</span>
+							<span v-if="message.From.Address">&lt;{{ message.From.Address }}&gt;</span>
 						</span>
 						<span v-else>
 							[ Unknown ]
diff --git a/storage/database.go b/storage/database.go
index d2ab5df..edc299a 100644
--- a/storage/database.go
+++ b/storage/database.go
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ func Store(mailbox string, b []byte) (string, error) {
 	fromData := addressToSlice(env, "From")
 	if len(fromData) > 0 {
 		from = fromData[0]
+	} else if env.GetHeader("From") != "" {
+		from = &mail.Address{Name: env.GetHeader("From")}
 	}
 
 	obj := CloverStore{
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ func List(mailbox string, start, limit int) ([]data.Summary, error) {
 
 // Search returns a summary of items mathing a search. It searched the SearchText field.
 func Search(mailbox, search string, start, limit int) ([]data.Summary, error) {
-	sq := fmt.Sprintf("(?i)%s", regexp.QuoteMeta(search))
+	sq := fmt.Sprintf("(?i)%s", cleanString(regexp.QuoteMeta(search)))
 	q, err := db.FindAll(clover.NewQuery(mailbox).
 		Skip(start).
 		Limit(limit).
@@ -393,6 +395,8 @@ func GetMessage(mailbox, id string) (*data.Message, error) {
 	fromData := addressToSlice(env, "From")
 	if len(fromData) > 0 {
 		from = fromData[0]
+	} else if env.GetHeader("From") != "" {
+		from = &mail.Address{Name: env.GetHeader("From")}
 	}
 
 	date, err := env.Date()
diff --git a/storage/utils.go b/storage/utils.go
index 8cfca72..f2bbb18 100644
--- a/storage/utils.go
+++ b/storage/utils.go
@@ -42,17 +42,20 @@ func createSearchText(env *enmime.Envelope) string {
 		b.WriteString(a.FileName + " ")
 	}
 
-	d := b.String()
-
-	// remove/replace new lines
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(\r?\n|\t|>|<|"|:|\,|;)`)
-	d = re.ReplaceAllString(d, " ")
-	// remove duplicate whitespace and trim
-	d = strings.ToLower(strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(d)), " "))
+	d := cleanString(b.String())
 
 	return d
 }
 
+// cleanString removed unwanted characters from stored search text and search queries
+func cleanString(str string) string {
+	// remove/replace new lines
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(\r?\n|\t|>|<|"|:|\,|;)`)
+	str = re.ReplaceAllString(str, " ")
+	// remove duplicate whitespace and trim
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(str)), " "))
+}
+
 // Auto-prune runs every 5 minutes to automatically delete oldest messages
 // if total is greater than the threshold
 func pruneCron() {