From a39462497423327691675d0735ef9ac3ecd6e5f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakub Trllo <43494761+iLLiCiTiT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:28:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] don't skip other validations for string match

---
 client/ayon_core/tools/utils/projects_widget.py | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/projects_widget.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/projects_widget.py
index 88d8a6c9f5..b88b2f410a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/projects_widget.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/projects_widget.py
@@ -351,13 +351,14 @@ class ProjectSortFilterProxy(QtCore.QSortFilterProxyModel):
             return True
 
         string_pattern = self.filterRegularExpression().pattern()
-        if string_pattern:
-            return string_pattern.lower() in project_name.lower()
+        if (
+            string_pattern
+            and string_pattern.lower() not in project_name.lower()
+        ):
+            return False
 
         # Current project keep always visible
-        default = super(ProjectSortFilterProxy, self).filterAcceptsRow(
-            source_row, source_parent
-        )
+        default = super().filterAcceptsRow(source_row, source_parent)
         if not default:
             return default