diff --git a/rust/lance/src/dataset/mem_wal/memtable/flush.rs b/rust/lance/src/dataset/mem_wal/memtable/flush.rs
index de0df7f0b28..e88be539e30 100644
--- a/rust/lance/src/dataset/mem_wal/memtable/flush.rs
+++ b/rust/lance/src/dataset/mem_wal/memtable/flush.rs
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ mod tests {
             "ProjectionExec: expr=[id@2 as id, text@3 as text, _score@1 as _score]
   Take: ...
     CoalesceBatchesExec: ...
-      MatchQuery: column=text, query=hello",
+      MatchQuery: column=text, query=[hello]",
         )
         .await
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/rust/lance/src/dataset/scanner.rs b/rust/lance/src/dataset/scanner.rs
index 6832fa28ed9..6ae44824855 100644
--- a/rust/lance/src/dataset/scanner.rs
+++ b/rust/lance/src/dataset/scanner.rs
@@ -11248,7 +11248,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
         let expected = r#"ProjectionExec: expr=[s@2 as s, _score@1 as _score, _rowid@0 as _rowid]
   Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (s)"
     CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
-      MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello"#;
+      MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]"#;
         assert_plan_equals(
             &dataset.dataset,
             |scan| {
@@ -11282,8 +11282,8 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
   Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (s)"
     CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
       BoostQuery: negative_boost=1
-        MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
-        MatchQuery: column=s, query=world"#;
+        MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
+        MatchQuery: column=s, query=[world]"#;
         assert_plan_equals(
             &dataset.dataset,
             |scan| {
@@ -11305,7 +11305,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
             r#"ProjectionExec: expr=[s@2 as s, _score@1 as _score, _rowid@0 as _rowid]
   Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (s)"
     CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
-      MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+      MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
         CoalescePartitionsExec
           UnionExec
             MaterializeIndex: query=[i > 10]@i_idx(BTree)
@@ -11316,7 +11316,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
             r#"ProjectionExec: expr=[s@2 as s, _score@1 as _score, _rowid@0 as _rowid]
   Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (s)"
     CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
-      MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+      MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
         LanceRead: uri=..., projection=[], num_fragments=5, range_before=None, range_after=None, row_id=true, row_addr=false, full_filter=i > Int32(10), refine_filter=--
           ScalarIndexQuery: query=[i > 10]@i_idx(BTree)"#
         };
@@ -11345,7 +11345,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
       SortExec: expr=[_score@1 DESC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
         CoalescePartitionsExec
           UnionExec
-            MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+            MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
             FlatMatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
               LanceScan: uri=..., projection=[s], row_id=true, row_addr=false, ordered=true, range=None"#
         } else {
@@ -11355,7 +11355,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
       SortExec: expr=[_score@1 DESC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
         CoalescePartitionsExec
           UnionExec
-            MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+            MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
             FlatMatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
               LanceRead: uri=..., projection=[s], num_fragments=1, range_before=None, range_after=None, row_id=true, row_addr=false, full_filter=--, refine_filter=--"#
         };
@@ -11375,7 +11375,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
         let expected = r#"ProjectionExec: expr=[s@2 as s, _score@1 as _score, _rowid@0 as _rowid]
   Take: columns="_rowid, _score, (s)"
     CoalesceBatchesExec: target_batch_size=8192
-      MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello"#;
+      MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]"#;
         assert_plan_equals(
             &dataset.dataset,
             |scan| {
@@ -11402,7 +11402,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
       SortExec: expr=[_score@1 DESC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
         CoalescePartitionsExec
           UnionExec
-            MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+            MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
               CoalescePartitionsExec
                 UnionExec
                   MaterializeIndex: query=[i > 10]@i_idx(BTree)
@@ -11425,7 +11425,7 @@ full_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\"), refine_filter=name LIKE Utf8(\"test%2\")
       SortExec: expr=[_score@1 DESC NULLS LAST], preserve_partitioning=[false]
         CoalescePartitionsExec
           UnionExec
-            MatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
+            MatchQuery: column=s, query=[hello]
               LanceRead: uri=..., projection=[], num_fragments=5, range_before=None, range_after=None, row_id=true, row_addr=false, full_filter=i > Int32(10), refine_filter=--
                 ScalarIndexQuery: query=[i > 10]@i_idx(BTree)
             FlatMatchQuery: column=s, query=hello
diff --git a/rust/lance/src/dataset/tests/dataset_aggregate.rs b/rust/lance/src/dataset/tests/dataset_aggregate.rs
index 5e55c860f5d..49dd8c7d983 100644
--- a/rust/lance/src/dataset/tests/dataset_aggregate.rs
+++ b/rust/lance/src/dataset/tests/dataset_aggregate.rs
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ async fn test_scanner_count_rows_with_fts() {
     assert_plan_node_equals(
         plan.clone(),
         "AggregateExec: mode=Single, gby=[], aggr=[count(Int32(1))]
-  MatchQuery: column=text, query=document",
+  MatchQuery: column=text, query=[document]",
     )
     .await
     .unwrap();
diff --git a/rust/lance/src/io/exec/fts.rs b/rust/lance/src/io/exec/fts.rs
index ed2e3859f60..d0239e7ad6e 100644
--- a/rust/lance/src/io/exec/fts.rs
+++ b/rust/lance/src/io/exec/fts.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl DisplayAs for MatchQueryExec {
             DisplayFormatType::Default | DisplayFormatType::Verbose => {
                 write!(
                     f,
-                    "MatchQuery: column={}, query={}",
+                    "MatchQuery: column={}, query=[{}]",
                     self.query.column.as_deref().unwrap_or_default(),
                     self.query.terms
                 )