diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/osquery/public/agents/use_all_agents.ts b/x-pack/plugins/osquery/public/agents/use_all_agents.ts
index 12b98bccc0ed5..7d09470397e76 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/osquery/public/agents/use_all_agents.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/osquery/public/agents/use_all_agents.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const useAllAgents = (searchValue = '', opts: RequestOptions = { perPage:
         kuery = `(${osqueryPolicies.map((p) => `policy_id:${p}`).join(' or ')})`;
 
         if (searchValue) {
-          kuery += ` and (local_metadata.host.hostname:*${searchValue}* or local_metadata.elastic.agent.id:*${searchValue}*)`;
+          kuery += ` and (local_metadata.host.hostname.keyword:*${searchValue}* or local_metadata.elastic.agent.id:*${searchValue}*)`;
         } else {
           kuery += ` and (status:online ${
             agentIds?.length ? `or local_metadata.elastic.agent.id:(${agentIds.join(' or ')})` : ''