diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/clientregistry/api/impl/FhirCRPatientServiceImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/clientregistry/api/impl/FhirCRPatientServiceImpl.java
index 05fe40d..c8f64ac 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/clientregistry/api/impl/FhirCRPatientServiceImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/clientregistry/api/impl/FhirCRPatientServiceImpl.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public List<Patient> getCRPatients(String sourceIdentifier, String sourceIdentif
 
 		Parameters betterCrRequest = fhirClient
 				.operation()
-				.onInstance(String.format("%s|%s", sourceIdentifierSystem, sourceIdentifier))
+				.onType(FhirConstants.PATIENT)
 				.named(FhirCRConstants.IHE_PIX_OPERATION)
 				.withNoParameters(Parameters.class)
 				.execute();