diff --git a/ArtNet/db/db_adapter.py b/ArtNet/db/db_adapter.py
index 328ab0a..2283319 100644
--- a/ArtNet/db/db_adapter.py
+++ b/ArtNet/db/db_adapter.py
@@ -454,8 +454,9 @@ class DBAdapter:
         if all_if_empty and (name is None or len(name) == 0) and (domain is None or len(domain) == 0):
             self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, domain, artist_id FROM presence")
         else:
-            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, domain, artist_id FROM presence WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER('%{0}%')".format(name) +
-                                   " AND domain LIKE '%{0}%'".format(domain))
+            d = {"name":"%"+name+"%", "domain": "%"+domain+"%"}
+            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, domain, artist_id FROM presence WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE "
+                                   "LOWER(%(name)s) AND domain LIKE %(domain)s", d)
         rows = self.db_cursor.fetchall()
 
         result = []
@@ -495,7 +496,8 @@ class DBAdapter:
         :param search:
         :return:
         """
-        self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM tag_category WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER('%{0}%')".format(search))
+        d = {"search": "%"+search+"%"}
+        self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM tag_category WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER(%(search)s)", d)
 
         rows = []
         for row in self.db_cursor.fetchall():
@@ -513,7 +515,8 @@ class DBAdapter:
         if all_if_empty and len(name) == 0:
             self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, description, category_id FROM tag")
         else:
-            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, description, category_id FROM tag WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER('%{0}%')".format(name))
+            d = {"name": "%"+name+"%"}
+            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT name, description, category_id FROM tag WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER(%(name)s)", d)
 
         rows = self.db_cursor.fetchall()
         new_rows = []
@@ -544,8 +547,8 @@ class DBAdapter:
         elif all_if_empty and ID is None and len(name) == 0:
             self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT id, name FROM artist")
         else:
-            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT id, name FROM artist WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER('%{0}%')"
-                                   .format(name))
+            d = {"name": "%"+name+"%"}
+            self.db_cursor.execute("SELECT id, name FROM artist WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER(%(name)s)", d)
 
         return self.db_cursor.fetchall()