diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
index 220e2098f7..8a1e5e08ce 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function searchView(
   // Enrich saved query with ephemeral query params.
   // We prevent searching on any fields that are saved as part of the query, as
   // that could let users find rows they should not be allowed to access.
-  let query: any = dataFilters.buildQuery(view.query ?? [])
+  let query: any = dataFilters.buildQuery(view.query)
   if (body.query) {
     // Delete extraneous search params that cannot be overridden
     delete body.query.onEmptyFilter
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
index 4bb3a6a7df..79c95380e2 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-core/src/filters.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,11 @@ const builderFilter = (expression: SearchFilter) => {
   return query
 }
 
-export const buildQuery = (filter: SearchFilterGroup | SearchFilter[]) => {
+export const buildQuery = (filter?: SearchFilterGroup | SearchFilter[]) => {
+  if (!filter) {
+    return
+  }
+
   const parsedFilter = processSearchFilters(filter)
 
   if (!parsedFilter) {