diff --git a/apps/api/views.py b/apps/api/views.py
index c034abe..da3f11f 100644
--- a/apps/api/views.py
+++ b/apps/api/views.py
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ class ContentFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
 
     def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
         filters = Q()
+        match_any = request.query_params.get(self._MATCH_ANY_PARAM, "").lower() == "true"
+        log.debug(f"matching any against content: {match_any}")
 
         for param, value in request.query_params.items():
             if param in self._IGNORE_PARAMS or param == self._MATCH_ANY_PARAM:
@@ -250,12 +252,16 @@ class ContentFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
 
             query = Q(**{param: value})
 
-            if param not in self._IGNORE_PARAMS:
+            if match_any:
                 filters |= query
             else:
                 filters &= query
 
-        return queryset.filter(filters)
+            log.debug(query)
+
+        queryset_filter = queryset.filter(filters)
+        log.debug(queryset_filter.query)
+        return queryset_filter
 
 
 class Content_ListView(ListCreateView):