diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/archetorrent.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/archetorrent.yml
index 5a24657f2..e5ad2bce1 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/archetorrent.yml
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/archetorrent.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@
       path: torrents-search.php
 
   search:
+    keywordsfilters:
+      - name: replace
+        args: ["-", " "] # remove special search character (negative search)
+      - name: replace
+        args: ["+", " "] # remove special search character (positive search)
+      - name: re_replace
+        args: ["(\\w+)", " +$1"] # prepend + to each word
     paths:
       - path: torrents-search.php
     inputs:
@@ -133,4 +140,4 @@
           "*": "1"
       uploadvolumefactor:
         case:
-          "*": "1"
\ No newline at end of file
+          "*": "1"