diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bcdff4f073..eec307eb67 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@
 	* src/report/standard-reports/balance-sheet.scm: use a 'from' date
 	  to better compute the Net Income on the report.  Fixes #113196
 	  (although not its dependency, #101519; that requires new strings)
-	
+
+	* src/gnome-search/search-double.c:
+	* src/gnome-search/search-int64.c:
+	* src/gnome-search/search-numeric.c:
+	  Change the default Search Operation for numerics from "less
+	  than" to "equals" -- so by default you would search for an exact
+	  value.  Fixes #106443
+
 2003-05-23  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
 
 	* src/gnome-utils/dialog-options.c: don't let the user do anything
diff --git a/src/gnome-search/search-double.c b/src/gnome-search/search-double.c
index 9d92c02d72..ff62331684 100644
--- a/src/gnome-search/search-double.c
+++ b/src/gnome-search/search-double.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void
 gnc_search_double_init (GNCSearchDouble *o)
 {
   o->priv = g_malloc0 (sizeof (*o->priv));
-  o->how = COMPARE_LT;
+  o->how = COMPARE_EQUAL;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static GtkWidget *
 make_menu (GNCSearchCoreType *fe)
 {
   GNCSearchDouble *fi = (GNCSearchDouble *)fe;
-  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first, *opmenu;
+  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first = NULL, *opmenu;
   int current = 0, index = 0;
 
   menu = gtk_menu_new ();
diff --git a/src/gnome-search/search-int64.c b/src/gnome-search/search-int64.c
index 9ed854bb28..3620c50bac 100644
--- a/src/gnome-search/search-int64.c
+++ b/src/gnome-search/search-int64.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void
 gnc_search_int64_init (GNCSearchInt64 *o)
 {
   o->priv = g_malloc0 (sizeof (*o->priv));
-  o->how = COMPARE_LT;
+  o->how = COMPARE_EQUAL;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static GtkWidget *
 make_menu (GNCSearchCoreType *fe)
 {
   GNCSearchInt64 *fi = (GNCSearchInt64 *)fe;
-  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first, *opmenu;
+  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first = NULL, *opmenu;
   int current = 0, index = 0;
 
   menu = gtk_menu_new ();
diff --git a/src/gnome-search/search-numeric.c b/src/gnome-search/search-numeric.c
index d24921b209..048e46e643 100644
--- a/src/gnome-search/search-numeric.c
+++ b/src/gnome-search/search-numeric.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ gnc_search_numeric_init (GNCSearchNumeric *o)
 {
   o->priv = g_malloc0 (sizeof (*o->priv));
   o->value = gnc_numeric_zero ();
-  o->how = COMPARE_LT;
+  o->how = COMPARE_EQUAL;
   o->option = NUMERIC_MATCH_ANY;
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static GtkWidget *
 make_how_menu (GNCSearchCoreType *fe)
 {
   GNCSearchNumeric *fi = (GNCSearchNumeric *)fe;
-  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first, *opmenu;
+  GtkWidget *menu, *item, *first = NULL, *opmenu;
   int current = 0, index = 0;
 
   menu = gtk_menu_new ();