diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
index fc8600882..2cd9ecf48 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/assets/components/recordings/dashcam_routes_helpers.js
@@ -151,18 +151,20 @@ export function routeMatchesSearch(route, searchQuery) {
     compactQuery.length >= 8 || (compactQuery.length >= 4 && /\d/.test(compactQuery) && /[a-f]/.test(compactQuery))
   ))
   const valuesFor = key => Array.isArray(searchIndex[key]) ? searchIndex[key] : []
-  const searchValues = [
-    ...valuesFor("titles"),
-    ...(isDateQuery ? valuesFor("dates") : []),
-    ...(isTimeQuery ? valuesFor("times") : []),
-    ...(isIdQuery ? valuesFor("ids") : []),
-  ]
-
-  return searchValues.some(value => {
+  const matchesValue = (value, dateValue = false) => {
     if (value.includes(normalizedQuery)) return true
     const searchTokens = value.split(" ").filter(Boolean)
-    return queryTokens.every(queryToken => searchTokens.some(searchToken => searchToken.startsWith(queryToken)))
-  })
+    return queryTokens.every(queryToken => searchTokens.some(searchToken => {
+      // In a date query, "20" is a day prefix, not a match for the year "2026".
+      if (dateValue && /^\d{1,2}$/.test(queryToken) && /^\d{4}$/.test(searchToken)) return false
+      return searchToken.startsWith(queryToken)
+    }))
+  }
+
+  return valuesFor("titles").some(value => matchesValue(value))
+    || (isDateQuery && valuesFor("dates").some(value => matchesValue(value, true)))
+    || (isTimeQuery && valuesFor("times").some(value => matchesValue(value)))
+    || (isIdQuery && valuesFor("ids").some(value => matchesValue(value)))
 }
 
 export function buildRouteView(routes, options = {}) {
diff --git a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
index 75a3dae8a..b9ea6f616 100644
--- a/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
+++ b/starpilot/system/the_galaxy/tests/test_dashcam_routes_helpers.py
@@ -173,6 +173,24 @@ def test_search_matches_partial_title_tokens_and_friendly_dates_as_the_user_type
   ]
 
 
+def test_partial_day_does_not_match_the_four_digit_year():
+  result = evaluate('''
+    const routes = Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, offset) => {
+      const day = 19 + offset
+      return route(`aug-${day}`, `2026-08-${day}T12:00:00Z`)
+    })
+    return {
+      partial: buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery: "aug 2" }).matching.map(item => item.name),
+      complete: buildRouteView(routes, { searchQuery: "aug 20" }).matching.map(item => item.name),
+    }
+  ''')
+
+  assert result == {
+    "partial": ["aug-27", "aug-26", "aug-25", "aug-24", "aug-23", "aug-22", "aug-21", "aug-20"],
+    "complete": ["aug-20"],
+  }
+
+
 def test_route_search_input_updates_on_every_keystroke():
   source = COMPONENT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")