diff --git a/src/lib/orm/query.go b/src/lib/orm/query.go
index 1a9a39791..0e7311437 100644
--- a/src/lib/orm/query.go
+++ b/src/lib/orm/query.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func QuerySetter(ctx context.Context, model interface{}, query *q.Query, ignored
 
 		// or list
 		ol, ok := v.(*q.OrList)
-		if ok {
+		if ok && len(ol.Values) > 0 {
 			qs = qs.Filter(k+"__in", ol.Values...)
 			continue
 		}