diff --git a/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh b/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
index 6626c98..60f8025 100644
--- a/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
+++ b/vcs/jj/config/sh/alias.d/jj.sh
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ jlf() {
     jj log -r "description(substring-i:\"$*\")"
 }
 jlof() {
-    jj log --summary -r "description($*)"
+    jj log --summary -r "description(substring-i:\"$*\")"
 }
 jloof() {
-    jj log --patch -r "description($*)"
+    jj log --patch -r "description(substring-i:\"$*\")"
 }
 
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