diff --git a/server/boot/fieldGuide.js b/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
index f30f7b73fc..59b9796b06 100644
--- a/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
+++ b/server/boot/fieldGuide.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var R = require('ramda'),
     // Rx = require('rx'),
-    // debug = require('debug')('freecc:fieldguides'),
+    debug = require('debug')('freecc:fieldguides'),
     utils = require('../utils');
 
 module.exports = function(app) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   app.use(router);
 
   function returnIndividualFieldGuide(req, res, next) {
-    var dashedName = req.params.fieldGuideName;
+    var dashedNameFromQuery = req.params.fieldGuideName;
     if (req.user) {
       var completed = req.user.completedFieldGuides;
 
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
     }
 
     // NOTE(berks): loopback might have issue with regex here.
-    FieldGuide.find(
-      { dashedName: new RegExp(dashedName, 'i') },
+    var pattern = new RegExp(dashedNameFromQuery, 'i');
+    debug('looking for %s', pattern);
+    FieldGuide.find({ where:
+        { dashedName:
+          { like: pattern}
+        }
+      },
       function(err, fieldGuideFromMongo) {
         if (err) {
           return next(err);
@@ -46,13 +51,13 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
             'Please double check the name.'
           });
 
-          return res.redirect('/field-guide');
+          return res.redirect('/');
         }
 
         var fieldGuide = R.head(fieldGuideFromMongo);
           fieldGuide.name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, '-').replace(/\?/g, '');
 
-        if (fieldGuide.dashedName !== dashedName) {
+        if (fieldGuide.dashedName !== dashedNameFromQuery) {
           return res.redirect('../field-guide/' + fieldGuide.dashedName);
         }
         res.render('field-guide/show', {