diff --git a/archivebox/core/mixins.py b/archivebox/core/mixins.py
index d1203745..538ca1e3 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/mixins.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/mixins.py
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ class SearchResultsAdminMixin(object):
         except Exception as err:
             messages.add_message(request, messages.WARNING, f'Error from the search backend, only showing results from default admin search fields - Error: {err}')
         else:
-            qs |= qsearch
+            qs = queryset & qsearch
         finally:
             return qs, use_distinct
diff --git a/archivebox/search/__init__.py b/archivebox/search/__init__.py
index a1f67ef7..b281d1a4 100644
--- a/archivebox/search/__init__.py
+++ b/archivebox/search/__init__.py
@@ -106,4 +106,5 @@ def index_links(links: Union[List[Link],None], out_dir: Path=OUTPUT_DIR):
                     color='red',
                     ) 
             else:
-                write_search_index(link, texts, out_dir=out_dir)
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+                write_search_index(link, texts, out_dir=out_dir)
+                
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