diff --git a/doctests/package-lock.json b/doctests/package-lock.json
index 2f30678e52..e8e75c13d7 100644
--- a/doctests/package-lock.json
+++ b/doctests/package-lock.json
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
         "typescript": "^5.3.3"
       }
     },
-    "../../../../../packages/redis": {},
+    "../../../../../../packages/redis": {},
+    "../../../../../packages/redis": {
+      "extraneous": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@huggingface/jinja": {
       "version": "0.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@huggingface/jinja/-/jinja-0.2.2.tgz",
@@ -678,7 +681,7 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/redis": {
-      "resolved": "../../../../../packages/redis",
+      "resolved": "../../../../../../packages/redis",
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/safe-buffer": {
diff --git a/doctests/query-em.js b/doctests/query-em.js
index 9b5782e09c..8660c5a44a 100644
--- a/doctests/query-em.js
+++ b/doctests/query-em.js
@@ -95,13 +95,12 @@ await client.ft.create('idx:email', {
 
 await client.json.set('key:1', '$', { email: 'test@redis.com' });
 
-try {
-    const res6 = await client.ft.search('idx:email', 'test@redis.com', { DIALECT: 2 });
-    console.log(res6);
-} catch (err) {
-    console.log("'test@redis.com' syntax not yet supported.");
-}
+// Escape special characters (. and @) in the email address for TAG field search
+const emailAddress = 'test@redis.com'.replace(/[.@\\]/g, '\\$&');
+const res6 = await client.ft.search('idx:email', `@email:{${emailAddress}}`);
+console.log(res6.total); // >>> 1
 // REMOVE_START
+assert.strictEqual(res6.total, 1);
 await client.ft.dropIndex('idx:email', { DD: true });
 // REMOVE_END
 // STEP_END