diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 44c197de6..b3c18244d 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ impl Search {
         }
 
         if let Some(ref filter) = self.filter {
-            let condition = milli::Filter::from_str(filter)?;
-            search.filter(condition);
+            if let Some(condition) = milli::Filter::from_str(filter)? {
+                search.filter(condition);
+            }
         }
 
         if let Some(offset) = self.offset {
diff --git a/http-ui/src/main.rs b/http-ui/src/main.rs
index 4bd8815a5..75a9012c6 100644
--- a/http-ui/src/main.rs
+++ b/http-ui/src/main.rs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
             let filters = match query.filters.as_ref() {
                 Some(condition) if !condition.trim().is_empty() => {
-                    Some(MilliFilter::from_str(condition).unwrap())
+                    MilliFilter::from_str(condition).unwrap()
                 }
                 _otherwise => None,
             };