diff --git a/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
index 8f0d14c38f9fe..0ebf24187fe55 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ import {getDisplayNameOrDefault} from './PersonalDetailsUtils';
 import {
     arePaymentsEnabled,
     canSendInvoice,
-    getCleanedTagName,
+    getCommaSeparatedTagNameWithSanitizedColons,
     getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled,
     getPolicy,
     getSubmitToAccountID,
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ function getTagSections(data: OnyxTypes.SearchResults['data'], queryJSON: Search
             // Format the tag name - use translated "No tag" for empty values so it sorts alphabetically
             const rawTag = tagGroup.tag;
             const isEmptyTag = !rawTag || rawTag === CONST.SEARCH.TAG_EMPTY_VALUE || rawTag === '(untagged)';
-            const formattedTag = isEmptyTag ? translate('search.noTag') : getCleanedTagName(rawTag);
+            const formattedTag = isEmptyTag ? translate('search.noTag') : getCommaSeparatedTagNameWithSanitizedColons(rawTag);
 
             tagSections[key] = {
                 groupedBy: CONST.SEARCH.GROUP_BY.TAG,