diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
index b7e94badb..3e783ccb2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class JdbcJobInstanceDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 	private static final String FIND_LAST_JOBS_BY_NAME = """
 			SELECT JOB_INSTANCE_ID, JOB_NAME
 			FROM %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE
-			WHERE JOB_NAME = ?
+			WHERE JOB_NAME LIKE ?
 			ORDER BY JOB_INSTANCE_ID DESC
 			""";
 
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ public class JdbcJobInstanceDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 			WHERE I1.JOB_NAME = ? AND I1.JOB_INSTANCE_ID = (SELECT MAX(I2.JOB_INSTANCE_ID) FROM %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE I2 WHERE I2.JOB_NAME = ?)
 			""";
 
-	private static final String FIND_LAST_JOBS_LIKE_NAME = """
-			SELECT JOB_INSTANCE_ID, JOB_NAME
-			FROM %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE
-			WHERE JOB_NAME LIKE ? ORDER BY JOB_INSTANCE_ID DESC
-			""";
-
 	private static final String DELETE_JOB_INSTANCE = """
 			DELETE FROM %PREFIX%JOB_INSTANCE
 			WHERE JOB_INSTANCE_ID = ?
@@ -236,6 +230,10 @@ public class JdbcJobInstanceDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 
 		};
 
+		if (jobName.contains(STAR_WILDCARD)) {
+			jobName = jobName.replaceAll("\\" + STAR_WILDCARD, SQL_WILDCARD);
+		}
+
 		return getJdbcTemplate().query(getQuery(FIND_LAST_JOBS_BY_NAME), extractor, jobName);
 	}