contains with optional property

[0xifarouk]

Hello there, I am trying to search based on a search text using

.where {
  if searchText.isEmpty == false {
    $0.name.contains(searchText)
  }
}

But I am getting an error as:
Referencing instance method 'contains' on 'QueryExpression' requires the types 'TableColumn<NewPlace.TableColumns.QueryValue, String?>.QueryValue' (aka 'Optional<String>') and 'String' be equivalent

It's because name is an optional, is there a solution other that making it non-optional?