diff --git a/backend/controllers/itemController.js b/backend/controllers/itemController.js
index 9e46a33b..037f9ccf 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/itemController.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/itemController.js
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
 
-  // GET /item/algolia
+  // GET /item/algolia?query=
   algoliaSearch: async (req, res) => {
     try {
-      const query = req.params.query;
+      const query = req.query.query;
 
       const result = await algolia.search(query, {
-        filters: `status:"modified" AND NOT accessGroups.read:"${res.locals.group}"`,
+        // filters: `NOT status:"modified" AND accessGroups.read:"${res.locals.group.toString()}"`
+        filters: `NOT status:"modified"`
       });
 
       res.status(200).send(result.hits);
diff --git a/backend/routes/api/item.js b/backend/routes/api/item.js
index 08b4782e..f540edfb 100644
--- a/backend/routes/api/item.js
+++ b/backend/routes/api/item.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 const itemController = require("../../controllers/itemController.js");
 
 router.get("", itemController.search);
-router.get("/algolia/:query", itemController.algoliaSearch);
+router.get("/algolia", itemController.algoliaSearch);
 router.get("/:item_id", itemController.read);
 router.post("/", itemController.create);
 router.put("/:item_id", itemController.update);