diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/script/ScriptAuthorityService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/script/ScriptAuthorityService.java
index cbeebc6ff3..ec51de03b6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/script/ScriptAuthorityService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/script/ScriptAuthorityService.java
@@ -146,12 +146,11 @@ public class ScriptAuthorityService extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
 		/**
 		 * Modify shortNameFilter to be "shortName*"
 		 */
-		if(shortNameFilter.length() > 0)
+		if (shortNameFilter.length() > 0)
 		{
-			filter = filter + "*";
+			filter = filter.replace("\"", "") + "*";
 		}
 		
-		
 		Set<ScriptGroup> groups = new LinkedHashSet<ScriptGroup>(0);
 		Set<String> authorities = authorityService.findAuthoritiesByShortName(AuthorityType.GROUP, filter);
 		for(String authority : authorities)
@@ -162,5 +161,4 @@ public class ScriptAuthorityService extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
 		}
 		return groups.toArray(new ScriptGroup[groups.size()]);
 	}
-	
-}
+}
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