diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index 117f6e226..c09932203 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -1458,11 +1458,13 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
           " AND " +
           queried_class.send(:sanitize_sql_for_conditions, ["#{JournalDetail.table_name}.old_value IN (?)", value.map(&:to_s)]) +
           ")"
-        if %w[ev !ev].include?(operator)
-          subquery <<
+        sql_ev =
+          if %w[ev !ev].include?(operator)
             " OR " + queried_class.send(:sanitize_sql_for_conditions, ["#{db_table}.#{db_field} IN (?)", value.map(&:to_s)])
-        end
-        sql = "#{neg} EXISTS (#{subquery})"
+          else
+            ''
+          end
+        sql = "#{neg} (EXISTS (#{subquery})#{sql_ev})"
       else
         sql = '1=0'
       end