diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index b164e66..446a675 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pre.raw-line { background: var(--bs-tertiary-bg); padding: .75rem; border-radius
             <input type="text" class="form-control" id="logSearchInput" placeholder="Search all log lines..." maxlength="200">
             <button class="btn btn-primary" id="logSearchBtn"><i class="bi bi-search me-1"></i>Search</button>
           </div>
-          <small class="text-secondary mt-1 d-block">Search terms: <code>error 500</code>, <code>"disk full"</code>, <code>auth*</code>. Boolean operators like <code>NOT</code> not supported.</small>
+          <small class="text-secondary mt-1 d-block">Use <code>*</code> as wildcard. <code>bla</code> matches "blabla". <code>*</code> shows all logs. Separate terms match all (AND).</small>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="card">
diff --git a/src/Storage/Repository.php b/src/Storage/Repository.php
index 4689926..68a613c 100644
--- a/src/Storage/Repository.php
+++ b/src/Storage/Repository.php
@@ -176,24 +176,15 @@ class Repository
             return [];
         }
 
-        try {
+        if ($query === '*') {
             $stmt = $this->db->pdo()->prepare(
-                "SELECT e.* FROM log_entries e
-                 JOIN log_entries_fts fts ON e.id = fts.rowid
-                 WHERE log_entries_fts MATCH ?
-                 ORDER BY rank
-                 LIMIT ? OFFSET ?"
+                "SELECT * FROM log_entries ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT ? OFFSET ?"
             );
-            $stmt->execute([$query, $limit, $offset]);
+            $stmt->execute([$limit, $offset]);
             return $stmt->fetchAll();
-        } catch (\PDOException $e) {
-            return $this->searchLogEntriesLike($query, $limit, $offset);
         }
-    }
 
-    private function searchLogEntriesLike(string $query, int $limit = 200, int $offset = 0): array
-    {
-        $like = '%' . str_replace(['%', '_'], ['\\%', '\\_'], $query) . '%';
+        $like = $this->toLikePattern($query);
         $stmt = $this->db->pdo()->prepare(
             "SELECT e.* FROM log_entries e
              WHERE e.line LIKE ?
@@ -204,6 +195,27 @@ class Repository
         return $stmt->fetchAll();
     }
 
+    private function toLikePattern(string $query): string
+    {
+        $parts = preg_split('/\s+/', $query);
+        $likeParts = [];
+        foreach ($parts as $part) {
+            $escaped = '';
+            for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($part); $i++) {
+                $ch = $part[$i];
+                if ($ch === '*') {
+                    $escaped .= '%';
+                } elseif ($ch === '%' || $ch === '_') {
+                    $escaped .= '\\' . $ch;
+                } else {
+                    $escaped .= $ch;
+                }
+            }
+            $likeParts[] = '%' . $escaped . '%';
+        }
+        return implode('%', $likeParts);
+    }
+
     // --- Config ---
 
     public function getAllowedUserTokens(): array