diff --git a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
index 1989162c6b..e8a1f41a9e 100644
--- a/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
+++ b/amps/ags/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class SearchTypesFactory
         boolean includeRecords = false;
         boolean includeSubTypes = false;
 
-        if (q != null)
+        if (q != null && q.getTree() != null)
         {
             // filtering via "where" clause
             MapBasedQueryWalker propertyWalker = new MapBasedQueryWalker(listFolderChildrenEqualsQueryProperties, null);
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ public class SearchTypesFactory
             Boolean isUnfiledRecordFolder = propertyWalker.getProperty(UnfiledChild.PARAM_IS_UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER,
                     WhereClauseParser.EQUALS, Boolean.class);
             Boolean isRecord = propertyWalker.getProperty(UnfiledChild.PARAM_IS_RECORD, WhereClauseParser.EQUALS, Boolean.class);
-            if ((isUnfiledRecordFolder != null && isUnfiledRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecord != null && !isRecord.booleanValue()))
+            if (checkIncludeUnfiledRecordFolders(isUnfiledRecordFolder, isRecord))
             {
                 includeUnfiledRecordFolders = true;
             }
-            else if ((isUnfiledRecordFolder != null && !isUnfiledRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecord != null && isRecord.booleanValue()))
+            else if (checkIncludeRecords(isUnfiledRecordFolder, isRecord))
             {
                 includeRecords = true;
             }
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ public class SearchTypesFactory
                     WhereClauseParser.EQUALS, Boolean.class);
             Boolean isRecordCategory = propertyWalker.getProperty(RecordCategoryChild.PARAM_IS_RECORD_CATEGORY, WhereClauseParser.EQUALS, Boolean.class);
 
-            if ((isRecordFolder != null && isRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecordCategory != null && !isRecordCategory.booleanValue()))
+            if (checkIncludeUnfiledRecordFolders(isRecordFolder, isRecordCategory))
             {
                 includeRecordFolders = true;
             }
-            else if ((isRecordFolder != null && !isRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecordCategory != null && isRecordCategory.booleanValue()))
+            else if (checkIncludeRecords(isRecordFolder, isRecordCategory))
             {
                 includeRecordCategories = true;
             }
@@ -291,4 +291,16 @@ public class SearchTypesFactory
 
         return new Pair<>(filterNodeTypeQName, filterIncludeSubTypes);
     }
+
+    private static boolean checkIncludeRecords(Boolean isUnfiledRecordFolder, Boolean isRecord)
+    {
+        return (isUnfiledRecordFolder != null && !isUnfiledRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecord != null
+                    && isRecord.booleanValue());
+    }
+
+    private static boolean checkIncludeUnfiledRecordFolders(Boolean isUnfiledRecordFolder, Boolean isRecord)
+    {
+        return (isUnfiledRecordFolder != null && isUnfiledRecordFolder.booleanValue()) || (isRecord != null
+                    && !isRecord.booleanValue());
+    }
 }