diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 01db0d421b..a1cb4fe48d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,16 @@ describe("searchInputMapping", () => {
   })
 
   it("shouldn't change any other input", () => {
+    const email = "test@test.com"
     const params: SearchParams = {
       tableId,
       query: {
         equal: {
-          "1:user": "test@test.com",
+          "1:user": email,
         },
       },
     }
+    const output = searchInputMapping(tableWithUserCol, params)
+    expect(output.query.equal!["1:user"]).toBe(email)
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
index c86df9bc0d..5afa13c53d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/utils.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 function findColumnInQueries(
   column: string,
   options: SearchParams,
-  callback: <T>(filter: T) => T
+  callback: (filter: any) => any
 ) {
   for (let filterBlock of Object.values(options.query)) {
     if (typeof filterBlock !== "object") {