diff --git a/go_cloud/internal/database/db.go b/go_cloud/internal/database/db.go
index fcc5ae4..bea52c2 100644
--- a/go_cloud/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/go_cloud/internal/database/db.go
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ func (db *DB) GetUserFiles(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, path string, q
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, `
 		SELECT id, org_id::text, user_id::text, name, path, type, size, last_modified, created_at
 		FROM files
-		WHERE user_id = $1 AND path != $2 AND path LIKE $2 || '/%'
-		AND ($4 = '' OR name ILIKE '%' || $4 || '%')
+		WHERE user_id = $1 AND path LIKE $2 || '%'
+		AND ($3 = '' OR name ILIKE '%' || $3 || '%')
 		ORDER BY name
-		LIMIT $5 OFFSET $6
-	`, userID, path, path, q, pageSize, offset)
+		LIMIT $4 OFFSET $5
+	`, userID, path, q, pageSize, offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}