diff --git a/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts b/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
index 18e3c474..704367e2 100644
--- a/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
+++ b/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
@@ -357,10 +357,13 @@ export class CollectionsRepository extends ApiRepository implements ICollections
 
     if (collectionSearchCriteria?.filterQueries) {
       collectionSearchCriteria.filterQueries.forEach((filterQuery) => {
-        const [filterQueryKey, filterQueryValue] = filterQuery.split(':')
+        const idx = filterQuery.indexOf(':')
+        if (idx === -1) return // Invalid filter query, skip it
 
-        const filterQueryValueWithQuotes = `"${filterQueryValue}"`
+        const filterQueryKey = filterQuery.substring(0, idx).trim()
+        const filterQueryValue = filterQuery.substring(idx + 1).trim()
 
+        const filterQueryValueWithQuotes = `"${filterQueryValue}"`
         const filterQueryToSet = `${filterQueryKey}:${filterQueryValueWithQuotes}`
 
         queryParams.append(GetCollectionItemsQueryParams.FILTERQUERY, filterQueryToSet)