diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/params.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/params.go
index 742b3795b..9504ecef4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/params.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/params.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func SearchQueryBuild(options FilterOptions, advancedIssueSearchSyntax bool) str
 	if advancedIssueSearchSyntax {
 		q = query.AdvancedIssueSearchString()
 	} else {
-		q = query.String()
+		q = query.StandardSearchString()
 	}
 
 	if options.Search != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/list/http.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/list/http.go
index 0508c6d80..d896c9224 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/list/http.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/list/http.go
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@ func searchQuery(owner string, filter FilterOptions) string {
 		},
 	}
 
-	return q.String()
+	return q.StandardSearchString()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/search/query.go b/pkg/search/query.go
index 92eb1fcd6..0419e359a 100644
--- a/pkg/search/query.go
+++ b/pkg/search/query.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ type Qualifiers struct {
 //
 // At the moment, the advanced search syntax is only available for searching
 // issues, and it's called advanced issue search.
-func (q Query) String() string {
+func (q Query) StandardSearchString() string {
 	qualifiers := formatQualifiers(q.Qualifiers, nil)
 	keywords := formatKeywords(q.Keywords)
 	all := append(keywords, qualifiers...)
diff --git a/pkg/search/query_test.go b/pkg/search/query_test.go
index 457c17b86..7c20e5348 100644
--- a/pkg/search/query_test.go
+++ b/pkg/search/query_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 var trueBool = true
 
-func TestQueryString(t *testing.T) {
+func TestStandardSearchString(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string
 		query Query
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestQueryString(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.out, tt.query.String())
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.out, tt.query.StandardSearchString())
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/search/searcher.go b/pkg/search/searcher.go
index 7097d2fe8..5cc94ac9e 100644
--- a/pkg/search/searcher.go
+++ b/pkg/search/searcher.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (s searcher) search(query Query, result interface{}) (*http.Response, error
 		}
 
 		if !features.AdvancedIssueSearchAPI {
-			qs.Set("q", query.String())
+			qs.Set("q", query.StandardSearchString())
 		} else {
 			qs.Set("q", query.AdvancedIssueSearchString())
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (s searcher) search(query Query, result interface{}) (*http.Response, error
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		qs.Set("q", query.String())
+		qs.Set("q", query.StandardSearchString())
 	}
 
 	if query.Order != "" {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (s searcher) URL(query Query) string {
 	// search syntax (even for the issues/PRs tab on the sidebar). When the GUI
 	// is updated, we can use feature detection, and, if available, use the
 	// advanced search syntax.
-	qs.Set("q", query.String())
+	qs.Set("q", query.StandardSearchString())
 
 	if query.Order != "" {
 		qs.Set(orderKey, query.Order)