diff --git a/kit/functions.php b/kit/functions.php
index 259cfaa..7000ac5 100644
--- a/kit/functions.php
+++ b/kit/functions.php
@@ -476,15 +476,25 @@ function generate_excerpt($text, $query, $length) {
   $excerptRet .= $excerpt . ' ...</p>';
 
 	return $excerptRet;
+  
 }
 
 function search_excerpt_highlight() {
 
-    $length = 32;
-    $text = wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_content() );
-    $query = explode(' ', get_search_query());
+    # Length in word count
+    $excerptLength = 32;
+
+    $text = wp_strip_all_tags( get_the_content() );
+
+    # Filter double quotes from query. They will
+    # work on the results side but won't help with
+    # text highlighting and displaying.
+    $query=get_search_query(false);
+    $query=str_replace('"','',$query);
+    $query=esc_html($query);
+
+    $query = explode(' ', $query);
+
+    echo generate_excerpt($text, $query, $excerptLength);
 
-    print_r($query);
-    
-    echo generate_excerpt($text, $query, $length);
 }