diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a2e542550..b50297a02 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ kiwix-lib 8.2.3
 ===============
 
  * [OPDS] Correctly set the id of the OPDS stream.
+ * [OPDS] Do not try to filter the catalog if no filter field is given in the
+   request.
 
 kiwix-lib 8.2.2
 ===============
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 7ff57360a..fe33181b1 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -750,17 +750,16 @@ Response InternalServer::handle_catalog(const RequestContext& request)
     uuid = zim::Uuid::generate(host);
     bookIdsToDump = mp_library->filter(kiwix::Filter().valid(true).local(true).remote(true));
   } else if (url == "search") {
-    std::string query;
-    std::string language;
-    std::vector<std::string> tags;
-    std::vector<std::string> noTags;
+    auto filter = kiwix::Filter().valid(true).local(true).remote(true);
+    string query("<Empty query>");
     size_t count(10);
     size_t startIndex(0);
     try {
       query = request.get_argument("q");
+      filter.query(query);
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {}
     try {
-      language = request.get_argument("lang");
+      filter.lang(request.get_argument("lang"));
     } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {}
     try {
       count = extractFromString<unsigned long>(request.get_argument("count"));
@@ -769,20 +768,14 @@ Response InternalServer::handle_catalog(const RequestContext& request)
       startIndex = extractFromString<unsigned long>(request.get_argument("start"));
     } catch (...) {}
     try {
-      tags = kiwix::split(request.get_argument("notag"), ";");
+      filter.acceptTags(kiwix::split(request.get_argument("notag"), ";"));
     } catch (...) {}
     try {
-      noTags = kiwix::split(request.get_argument("notag"), ";");
+      filter.rejectTags(kiwix::split(request.get_argument("notag"), ";"));
     } catch (...) {}
     opdsDumper.setTitle("Search result for " + query);
     uuid = zim::Uuid::generate();
-    bookIdsToDump = mp_library->filter(
-      kiwix::Filter().valid(true).local(true).remote(true)
-        .query(query)
-        .lang(language)
-        .acceptTags(tags)
-        .rejectTags(noTags)
-      );
+    bookIdsToDump = mp_library->filter(filter);
     auto totalResults = bookIdsToDump.size();
     bookIdsToDump.erase(bookIdsToDump.begin(), bookIdsToDump.begin()+startIndex);
     if (count>0 && bookIdsToDump.size() > count) {