diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index b34f6a0f4..91d20daca 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -779,11 +779,11 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                     results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
-                  else if (settings.fullTextSearch === "exact" && module.exactSearch(searchTerm, text)) {
+                  else if (settings.fullTextSearch === 'exact' && module.exactSearch(searchTerm, text)) {
                     results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
-                  else if (!settings.fullTextSearch === "exact" && settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, text)) {
+                  else if (settings.fullTextSearch !== 'exact' && settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, text)) {
                     results.push(this);
                     return true;
                   }
@@ -842,8 +842,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         exactSearch: function (query, term) {
           query = query.toLowerCase();
           term = term.toLowerCase();
-
-          if (term.indexOf(query) > -1) {
+          if(term.indexOf(query) > -1) {
              return true;
           }
           return false;
@@ -3484,7 +3483,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown.settings = {
   keepOnScreen           : true,       // Whether dropdown should check whether it is on screen before showing
 
   match                  : 'both',     // what to match against with search selection (both, text, or label)
-  fullTextSearch         : false,      // search anywhere in value
+  fullTextSearch         : false,      // search anywhere in value (set to 'exact' to require exact matches)
 
   placeholder            : 'auto',     // whether to convert blank <select> values to placeholder text
   preserveHTML           : true,       // preserve html when selecting value