diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
index b3c118fca..45ba690d3 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
                 return EnvironmentVariables.GetEnvironmentStringPathSuggestions(querySearch, query, Context);
 
             // Query is a location path with a full environment variable, eg. %appdata%\somefolder\
-            var isEnvironmentVariablePath = querySearch[1..].Contains("%\\");
+            var isEnvironmentVariablePath = querySearch[0] == '%' && querySearch[1..].Contains("%\\");
 
             var locationPath = querySearch;