diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/user/DomainManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/user/DomainManagerImpl.java
index e8f0a500160..ec0136f9372 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/user/DomainManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/user/DomainManagerImpl.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class DomainManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements DomainManager, Dom
             List<DomainVO> domains = _domainDao.search(sc, null);
 
             SearchCriteria<DomainVO> sc1 = _domainDao.createSearchCriteria();
-            sc1.addAnd("path", SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE, "%" + domainHandle.getPath() + "%");
+            sc1.addAnd("path", SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE, "%" + "replace(" + domainHandle.getPath() + ", '%', '[%]')" + "%");
             List<DomainVO> domainsToBeInactivated = _domainDao.search(sc1, null);
 
             // update all subdomains to inactive so no accounts/users can be created