diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index 6cf3f67e7..0f29b6069 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ export const searchLibraryItems = async (
       if (query) {
         // add where clause from query
         queryBuilder
-          .andWhere(query)
+          .andWhere(`(${query})`)
           .setParameters(paramtersToObject(parameters))
       }