diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/search/elasticsearch/query/request/SearchQueryBuilder.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/search/elasticsearch/query/request/SearchQueryBuilder.java
index 9262d17ccde92..4835ebe164e1c 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/search/elasticsearch/query/request/SearchQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/search/elasticsearch/query/request/SearchQueryBuilder.java
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ private Optional<QueryBuilder> getStructuredQuery(
     if (customQueryConfig != null) {
       executeStructuredQuery = customQueryConfig.isStructuredQuery();
     } else {
-      executeStructuredQuery = !(isQuoted(sanitizedQuery) && exactMatchConfiguration.isExclusive());
+      executeStructuredQuery = true;
     }
 
     if (executeStructuredQuery) {