diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/POSTMapper.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/POSTMapper.java
index 4e526a2a..2d5f41af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/POSTMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/api/POSTMapper.java
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ public class POSTMapper {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean contains(final String name) {
+        return this.params.containsKey(name);
+    }
+
     private String decode(final String val) {
         try {
             return Utils.decodeFormURL_UTF_8(val);
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/FilterMap.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/FilterMap.java
index adaf45e2..0f05d0aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/FilterMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/FilterMap.java
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ public class FilterMap extends POSTMapper {
         super(params, uriQueryString);
     }
 
+    public boolean containsAny(final Set<String> extFilter) {
+        return extFilter.stream()
+                .filter(this.params::containsKey)
+                .findFirst()
+                .isPresent();
+    }
+
     public Integer getActiveAsInt() {
         return getBooleanAsInteger(Entity.FILTER_ATTR_ACTIVE);
     }
@@ -345,11 +352,4 @@ public class FilterMap extends POSTMapper {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean containsAny(final Set<String> extFilter) {
-        return extFilter.stream()
-                .filter(this.params::containsKey)
-                .findFirst()
-                .isPresent();
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamRecordDAO.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamRecordDAO.java
index 79153e0d..c53ea2f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamRecordDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/ExamRecordDAO.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.Constants;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.api.EntityType;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.Domain;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamStatus;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.Exam.ExamType;
@@ -216,10 +217,14 @@ public class ExamRecordDAO {
                                 or(ExamRecordDynamicSqlSupport.quizEndTime, isNull()));
             }
 
+            final String nameCriteria = filterMap.contains(QuizData.FILTER_ATTR_NAME)
+                    ? filterMap.getSQLWildcard(QuizData.FILTER_ATTR_NAME)
+                    : filterMap.getSQLWildcard(Domain.EXAM.ATTR_QUIZ_NAME);
+
             final List<ExamRecord> records = whereClause
                     .and(
                             ExamRecordDynamicSqlSupport.quizName,
-                            isLikeWhenPresent(filterMap.getSQLWildcard(QuizData.FILTER_ATTR_NAME)))
+                            isLikeWhenPresent(nameCriteria))
                     .build()
                     .execute();
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index b3db2ad0..fd17a0ea 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ sebserver.exam.list.column.name=Name
 sebserver.exam.list.column.name.tooltip=The name of the exam<br/><br/>Use the filter above to narrow down to a specific exam name<br/>{0}
 sebserver.exam.list.column.name.filter.tooltip=Use the filter to narrow down to a specific exam name
 sebserver.exam.list.column.starttime=Start Time {0}
-sebserver.exam.list.column.starttime.tooltip=The start time of the exam<br/><br/>Use the filter above to set a specific from date<br/>{0}
-sebserver.exam.list.column.starttime.filter.tooltip=Use the filter to set a specific from date
+sebserver.exam.list.column.starttime.tooltip=The start time of the exam<br/><br/>Use the filter above to filter by date..<br/>Note that this is applied to the date range between start- and end-date and not to the start-date alone.<br/><br/>{0}
+sebserver.exam.list.column.starttime.filter.tooltip=Use this to filter by date.<br/>Note that this is applied to the date range between start- and end-date and not to the start-date alone.<br/>Running and up-coming exams are still available as long as the filter date is not in the future.
 sebserver.exam.list.column.type=Type
 sebserver.exam.list.column.type.tooltip=The type of the exam<br/><br/>Use the filter above to set a specific exam type<br/>{0}
 sebserver.exam.list.column.type.filter.tooltip=Use the filter to set a specific exam type