diff --git a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
index 60e18fdb0..f6ffe211a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/data/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/dao/entities/DatasetDaoImpl.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class DatasetDaoImpl extends DatabaseAccess<Dataset> implements DatasetDa
         if (criteria.getOrganisations() != null && !criteria.getOrganisations().isEmpty()) {
             query.where((builder, root) -> root.join("dmp").join("organisations").get("reference").in(criteria.getOrganisations()));
         }
-        if (criteria.getProjects() != null) {
+        if (criteria.getProjects() != null && !criteria.getProjects().isEmpty()) {
             query.where((builder, root) -> root.join("dmp").join("project").get("id").in(criteria.getProjects()));
         }
         query.where(((builder, root) -> builder.notEqual(root.get("status"), Dataset.Status.DELETED.getValue())));