diff --git a/modules/opencase_search/config/install/search_api.server.opencase_server.yml b/modules/opencase_search/config/install/search_api.server.opencase_server.yml
index 947adc5..577ab22 100644
--- a/modules/opencase_search/config/install/search_api.server.opencase_server.yml
+++ b/modules/opencase_search/config/install/search_api.server.opencase_server.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ backend: search_api_db
 backend_config:
   database: 'default:default'
   min_chars: 3
-  partial_matches: false
+  partial_matches: true
   autocomplete:
     suggest_suffix: true
     suggest_words: true
diff --git a/modules/opencase_search/config/install/views.view.actor_search.yml b/modules/opencase_search/config/install/views.view.actor_search.yml
index 8a5b95d..8bdf340 100644
--- a/modules/opencase_search/config/install/views.view.actor_search.yml
+++ b/modules/opencase_search/config/install/views.view.actor_search.yml
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ display:
           expose:
             operator_id: search_api_fulltext_op
             label: 'Search by Name'
-            description: 'Type a first or last name and press enter.'
+            description: 'Type at least 3 letters of a first or last name and press enter.'
             use_operator: false
             operator: search_api_fulltext_op
             identifier: search_api_fulltext