diff --git a/core/streams/create.int.test.js b/core/streams/create.int.test.js
index 718a00cc7..86c6799a6 100644
--- a/core/streams/create.int.test.js
+++ b/core/streams/create.int.test.js
@@ -471,4 +471,44 @@ describe('POST /streams', () => {
     expect(projectAfterCreated.minLongitude).toBe(stream.longitude)
     expect(projectAfterCreated.maxLongitude).toBe(stream.longitude)
   })
+
+  test('Can create site with similar name (hyphen to underscore)', async () => {
+    const project = { id: 'p123p', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Primary User Project' }
+    await models.Project.create(project)
+    await models.UserProjectRole.create({ user_id: seedValues.primaryUserId, project_id: project.id, role_id: seedValues.roleAdmin })
+    const stream1 = { id: 'jagu1', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Jaguar-Station', latitude: null, longitude: -4.5, projectId: project.id }
+    await models.Stream.create(stream1)
+
+    const requestBody = {
+      name: 'Jaguar_Station',
+      project_id: project.id
+    }
+
+    const response = await request(app).post('/').send(requestBody)
+
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(201)
+    const id = response.header.location.replace('/streams/', '')
+    const stream = await models.Stream.findByPk(id)
+    expect(stream.name).toBe(requestBody.name)
+  })
+
+  test('Can create site with similar name (2 hyphen to 1 underscore)', async () => {
+    const project = { id: 'p123p', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Primary User Project' }
+    await models.Project.create(project)
+    await models.UserProjectRole.create({ user_id: seedValues.primaryUserId, project_id: project.id, role_id: seedValues.roleAdmin })
+    const stream1 = { id: 'jagu1', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Jaguar-Station-1', latitude: null, longitude: -4.5, projectId: project.id }
+    await models.Stream.create(stream1)
+
+    const requestBody = {
+      name: 'Jaguar_Station-1',
+      project_id: project.id
+    }
+
+    const response = await request(app).post('/').send(requestBody)
+
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(201)
+    const id = response.header.location.replace('/streams/', '')
+    const stream = await models.Stream.findByPk(id)
+    expect(stream.name).toBe(requestBody.name)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/core/streams/dao/index.js b/core/streams/dao/index.js
index f4e9e4da9..741eff2b9 100644
--- a/core/streams/dao/index.js
+++ b/core/streams/dao/index.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async function query (filters, options = {}) {
   if (filters.names) {
     where.name = {
       [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: {
-        [Sequelize.Op.any]: filters.names.map(n => `${n.replace(/^\*/, '%').replace(/\*$/, '%')}`)
+        [Sequelize.Op.any]: filters.names.map(n => `${n.replace(/(_|%|\\)/g, '\\$1').replace(/^\*/, '%').replace(/\*$/, '%')}`)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async function query (filters, options = {}) {
       },
       name: {
         [Sequelize.Op.iLike]: {
-          [Sequelize.Op.any]: filters.namesOrIds.map(n => `${n.replace(/^\*/, '%').replace(/\*$/, '%')}`)
+          [Sequelize.Op.any]: filters.namesOrIds.map(n => `${n.replace(/(_|%|\\)/g, '\\$1').replace(/^\*/, '%').replace(/\*$/, '%')}`)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/streams/update.int.test.js b/core/streams/update.int.test.js
index 5e3a2ecba..afd28ede9 100644
--- a/core/streams/update.int.test.js
+++ b/core/streams/update.int.test.js
@@ -410,4 +410,34 @@ describe('PATCH /streams/:id', () => {
     expect(projectAfterUpdated.minLongitude).toBe(stream2.longitude)
     expect(projectAfterUpdated.maxLongitude).toBe(stream2.longitude)
   })
+
+  test('Can update site with similar name (hyphen to underscore)', async () => {
+    const project = { id: 'p123p', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Primary User Project' }
+    await models.Project.create(project)
+    await models.UserProjectRole.create({ user_id: seedValues.primaryUserId, project_id: project.id, role_id: seedValues.roleAdmin })
+    const stream1 = { id: 'jagu1', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Jaguar-Station', latitude: null, longitude: -4.5, projectId: project.id }
+    await models.Stream.create(stream1)
+    const requestBody = { name: 'Jaguar_Station' }
+
+    const response = await request(app).patch(`/${stream1.id}`).send(requestBody)
+
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(204)
+    const stream = await models.Stream.findByPk(stream1.id)
+    expect(stream.name).toBe(requestBody.name)
+  })
+
+  test('Can update site with similar name (2 hyphen to 1 underscore)', async () => {
+    const project = { id: 'p123p', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Primary User Project' }
+    await models.Project.create(project)
+    await models.UserProjectRole.create({ user_id: seedValues.primaryUserId, project_id: project.id, role_id: seedValues.roleAdmin })
+    const stream1 = { id: 'jagu1', createdById: seedValues.primaryUserId, name: 'Jaguar-Station-1', latitude: null, longitude: -4.5, projectId: project.id }
+    await models.Stream.create(stream1)
+    const requestBody = { name: 'Jaguar_Station-1' }
+
+    const response = await request(app).patch(`/${stream1.id}`).send(requestBody)
+
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(204)
+    const stream = await models.Stream.findByPk(stream1.id)
+    expect(stream.name).toBe(requestBody.name)
+  })
 })