diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
index 5e7736cbda..cfeff4dce1 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/rm/rest/api/impl/SearchTypesFactory.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class SearchTypesFactory
 
                 Pair<QName, Boolean> pair = parseNodeTypeFilter(nodeTypeQNameStr);
                 filterNodeTypeQName = pair.getFirst();
-                if (nodeTypeQNameStr.equals(RecordsManagementModel.TYPE_RECORD_FOLDER))
+                if (filterNodeTypeQName.equals(RecordsManagementModel.TYPE_RECORD_FOLDER))
                 {
                     includeRecordFolders = true;