diff --git a/app/models/customer.rb b/app/models/customer.rb
index 65ba699..ed60c6f 100644
--- a/app/models/customer.rb
+++ b/app/models/customer.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
     pn = Quickbooks::Model::TelephoneNumber.new
     pn.free_form_number = n
     @details.mobile_phone = pn
+    #update our locally stored number too
+    update_mobile_phone_number
   end
   
   # update the localy stored phone number as a plain string with no special chars
@@ -96,6 +98,15 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
   
+  # update the localy stored phone number as a plain string with no special chars
+  def update_mobile_phone_number
+    begin
+      self.mobile_phone_number = self.mobile_phone.tr('^0-9', '')
+    rescue
+      return nil
+    end
+  end
+  
   # Convenience Method
   # Updates Both local DB name & QBO display_name
   def name=(s)
@@ -155,7 +166,7 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # Searchs the database for a customer by name or phone number with out special chars
   def self.search(search)
-    customers = where("name LIKE ? OR phone_number LIKE ?", "%#{search}%", "%#{search}%")
+    customers = where("name LIKE ? OR phone_number LIKE ? OR mobile_phone_number LIKE ?", "%#{search}%", "%#{search}%", "%#{search}%")
     return customers.order(:name)
   end