diff --git a/internal/search/client/client.go b/internal/search/client/client.go
index 91ed6460865..3e48b03e185 100644
--- a/internal/search/client/client.go
+++ b/internal/search/client/client.go
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ func SearchTypeFromString(patternType string) (query.SearchType, error) {
 		return query.SearchTypeCodyContext, nil
 	case "keyword":
 		return query.SearchTypeKeyword, nil
+	// NOTE: the lucky patterntype is deprecated. For now, we remap it to 'standard' to avoid breaks.
+	case "lucky":
+		return query.SearchTypeStandard, nil
 	default:
 		return -1, errors.Errorf("unrecognized patternType %q", patternType)
 	}
@@ -297,6 +300,9 @@ func overrideSearchType(input string, searchType query.SearchType) query.SearchT
 			searchType = query.SearchTypeCodyContext
 		case "keyword":
 			searchType = query.SearchTypeKeyword
+		// NOTE: the lucky patterntype is deprecated. For now, we remap it to 'standard' to avoid breaks.
+		case "lucky":
+			searchType = query.SearchTypeStandard
 		}
 	})
 	return searchType
diff --git a/internal/search/client/client_test.go b/internal/search/client/client_test.go
index 3bf70ce5139..d27a20c2ea7 100644
--- a/internal/search/client/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/search/client/client_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 func TestDetectSearchType(t *testing.T) {
 	typeRegexp := "regexp"
 	typeLiteral := "literal"
+	typeLucky := "lucky"
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name        string
 		version     string
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ func TestDetectSearchType(t *testing.T) {
 		{"V2, override regex variant pattern type with single quotes", "V2", &typeLiteral, `patterntype:'regex'`, query.SearchTypeRegex},
 		{"V1, override literal pattern type", "V1", &typeRegexp, "patterntype:literal", query.SearchTypeLiteral},
 		{"V1, override literal pattern type, with case-insensitive query", "V1", &typeRegexp, "pAtTErNTypE:literal", query.SearchTypeLiteral},
+		{"V1, lucky pattern type should be mapped to standard", "V1", &typeLucky, "", query.SearchTypeStandard},
+		{"V1, lucky pattern type in query should be mapped to standard", "V1", nil, "patternType:lucky", query.SearchTypeStandard},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {