diff --git a/lemur/certificates/service.py b/lemur/certificates/service.py
index 1a0cdc5a..0e91b563 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/service.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/service.py
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ def render(args):
                     Certificate.cn.ilike(term),
                 )
             )
+        elif "fixedName" in terms:
+            # only what matches the fixed name directly if a fixedname is provided
+            query = query.filter(Certificate.name == terms[1])
         else:
             query = database.filter(query, Certificate, terms)
 
diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.js b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.js
index e4ae0314..0ee0d2c2 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.js
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ angular.module('lemur')
         controller: 'CertificatesViewController'
       })
       .state('certificate', {
-        url: '/certificates/:name',
+        url: '/certificates/:fixedName', // use "fixedName" if in URL to indicate 'like' query can be avoided
         templateUrl: '/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html',
         controller: 'CertificatesViewController'
       });
diff --git a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
index 9d5c7772..3f952aa2 100644
--- a/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
+++ b/lemur/static/app/angular/certificates/view/view.tpl.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             </td>
             <td data-title="''" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">
                 <div class="btn-group pull-right" role="group" aria-label="...">
-                  <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" ui-sref="certificate({name: certificate.name})">Permalink</a>
+                  <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" ui-sref="certificate({fixedName: certificate.name})">Permalink</a>
                   <button ng-model="certificate.toggle" class="btn btn-sm btn-info" uib-btn-checkbox btn-checkbox-true="1"
                             btn-checkbox-false="0">More
                   </button>