diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
index 3d2e97692e..edd077c03f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/meilisearch.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default hasConfig ? {
 		let splitSearch = query.split(" ");
 
 		// Detect search operators and remove them from the actual query
-		splitSearch.filter(term => {
+		splitSearch = splitSearch.filter(term => {
 			if (term.startsWith("has:")) {
 				let fileType = term.slice(4);
 				constructedFilters.push(`mediaAttachment = "${fileType}"`)