diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Game/Dialog/MatchRom.vue b/frontend/src/components/common/Game/Dialog/MatchRom.vue
index dab1b4da6..101ada6ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Game/Dialog/MatchRom.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Game/Dialog/MatchRom.vue
@@ -39,9 +39,16 @@ const isIGDBFiltered = ref(true);
 const isMobyFiltered = ref(true);
 emitter?.on("showMatchRomDialog", (romToSearch) => {
   rom.value = romToSearch;
-  searchTerm.value = romToSearch.name || romToSearch.file_name_no_tags || "";
   show.value = true;
-  if (rom.value.igdb_id || rom.value.moby_id) {
+
+  // Use name as search term, only when it's matched
+  // Otherwise use the filename without tags and extensions
+  searchTerm.value =
+    romToSearch.igdb_id || romToSearch.moby_id
+      ? (romToSearch.name ?? "")
+      : romToSearch.file_name_no_tags;
+
+  if (searchTerm.value) {
     searchRom();
   }
 });