diff --git a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
index 149ec587cc..11d0a91e25 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function massageUseIndex(useIndex) {
   }
 
   return cleanedUseIndex.map(function (name) {
-    return name.replace('_design/', '');
+    return name.replace(/^_design\//, '');
   });
 }