diff --git a/bin/foamSearch b/bin/foamSearch
index cd186e6962..e51bed2aa2 100755
--- a/bin/foamSearch
+++ b/bin/foamSearch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2024 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ files=$(find "$1" -name "$2")
 
 for f in $files
 do
-    foamDictionary -entry "$3" "$f" 2>/dev/null
+    foamDictionary -case / -entry "$3" "$f" 2>/dev/null
 done | \
     sort | uniq $count | sed '/^[\t 1-9]*$/d' || \
     echo "No keyword $3 found in $2 files"