Search Filter Interprets Hypen as Operator

When using the search filter to find an exact value that starts with a hyphen, i.e. "- MySite.com", SiteCatalyst interprets the hyphen as an operator and returns no results. Since the quotations are supposed to denote an exact phrase, it should not be interpreted as "-/minus 'MySite.com'". This also happens when trying to specify the value for a segment as a workaround.