diff --git a/api/app/importing.py b/api/app/importing.py
index 041bef7..54dddf3 100644
--- a/api/app/importing.py
+++ b/api/app/importing.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ async def get_articles(
         search_query += f'+text%3A"{query}"'
     if tag:
         search_query += f'+tags.label%3A"{tag}"'
-    
-    params = {"query": query, "size": size, "offset": offset}
+
+    params = {"query": search_query, "size": size, "offset": offset}
 
     try:
         response = await client.search(params)