diff --git a/http-ui/src/main.rs b/http-ui/src/main.rs
index e3f8f0317..e84c94e50 100644
--- a/http-ui/src/main.rs
+++ b/http-ui/src/main.rs
@@ -738,31 +738,37 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 search.query(query);
             }
 
-            let filters = match query.filters {
+            let filters = match query.filters.as_ref() {
                 Some(condition) if !condition.trim().is_empty() => {
-                    Some(MilliFilter::from_str(&condition).unwrap())
+                    Some(MilliFilter::from_str(condition).unwrap())
                 }
                 _otherwise => None,
             };
 
-            let facet_filters = match query.facet_filters {
+            let facet_filters = match query.facet_filters.as_ref() {
                 Some(array) => {
-                    let eithers = array.into_iter().map(Into::into);
+                    let eithers = array.iter().map(|either| match either {
+                        UntaggedEither::Left(l) => {
+                            Either::Left(l.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect::<Vec<&str>>())
+                        }
+                        UntaggedEither::Right(r) => Either::Right(r.as_str()),
+                    });
                     MilliFilter::from_array(eithers).unwrap()
                 }
                 _otherwise => None,
             };
 
             let condition = match (filters, facet_filters) {
-                (Some(filters), Some(facet_filters)) => {
-                    Some(FilterCondition::And(Box::new(filters), Box::new(facet_filters)))
-                }
-                (Some(condition), None) | (None, Some(condition)) => Some(condition),
+                (Some(filters), Some(facet_filters)) => Some(FilterCondition::And(
+                    Box::new(filters.into()),
+                    Box::new(facet_filters.into()),
+                )),
+                (Some(condition), None) | (None, Some(condition)) => Some(condition.into()),
                 _otherwise => None,
             };
 
             if let Some(condition) = condition {
-                search.filter(condition);
+                search.filter(condition.into());
             }
 
             if let Some(limit) = query.limit {
diff --git a/milli/src/search/facet/filter_condition.rs b/milli/src/search/facet/filter_condition.rs
index bb342fa27..d0c32c8f4 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/facet/filter_condition.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/facet/filter_condition.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ fn parse<T: FromStr>(tok: &Token) -> Result<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<Filter<'a>> for FilterCondition<'a> {
+    fn from(f: Filter<'a>) -> Self {
+        f.condition
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Filter<'a> {
     pub fn from_array<I, J>(array: I) -> Result<Option<Self>>
     where