diff --git a/erpnext/communication/doctype/call_log/call_log.py b/erpnext/communication/doctype/call_log/call_log.py
index 88965def45c..29342042ffc 100644
--- a/erpnext/communication/doctype/call_log/call_log.py
+++ b/erpnext/communication/doctype/call_log/call_log.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_employees_with_number(number):
 	if employee_emails: return employee_emails
 
 	employees = frappe.get_all('Employee', filters={
-		'cell_number': ['like', '%{}'.format(number.lstrip('0'))],
+		'cell_number': ['like', '{}'.format(number.lstrip('0'))],
 		'user_id': ['!=', '']
 	}, fields=['user_id'])