diff --git a/pandora/annotation/managers.py b/pandora/annotation/managers.py
index 872bc9b1a..1949115d4 100644
--- a/pandora/annotation/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/annotation/managers.py
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]:
diff --git a/pandora/event/managers.py b/pandora/event/managers.py
index 1bf7c218a..e0d83afbf 100644
--- a/pandora/event/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/event/managers.py
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]:
diff --git a/pandora/item/managers.py b/pandora/item/managers.py
index bfc8cb406..fd2fcaf7c 100644
--- a/pandora/item/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/item/managers.py
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]:
diff --git a/pandora/itemlist/managers.py b/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
index 44bbfbd11..6eb6f4a18 100644
--- a/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/itemlist/managers.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import models
 def parseCondition(condition, user):
     '''
     '''
+    print condition, user
     k = condition.get('key', 'name')
     k = {
         'user': 'user__username',
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
     v = condition['value']
     op = condition.get('operator')
     if not op:
-        op = ''
+        op = '='
     if op.startswith('!'):
         op = op[1:]
         exclude = True
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
             '^': '__istartswith',
             '$': '__iendswith',
         }.get(op, '__icontains'))
-
     key = str(key)
     if exclude:
         q = ~Q(**{key: v})
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]:
diff --git a/pandora/itemlist/views.py b/pandora/itemlist/views.py
index f039c0fb4..563600f70 100644
--- a/pandora/itemlist/views.py
+++ b/pandora/itemlist/views.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def findLists(request):
     else:
         qs = _order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
 
-    qs = qs.distinct()
     response = json_response()
     if 'keys' in data:
         qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
diff --git a/pandora/place/managers.py b/pandora/place/managers.py
index eeb0e7f8a..a44defc5d 100644
--- a/pandora/place/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/place/managers.py
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]:
diff --git a/pandora/user/managers.py b/pandora/user/managers.py
index 3cb9084c3..72a99d4d1 100644
--- a/pandora/user/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/user/managers.py
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ def parseConditions(conditions, operator, user):
                 conn.append(q)
             pass
         else:
-            if condition.get('value', '') != '' or \
-               condition.get('operator', '') == '=':
-                conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
+            conn.append(parseCondition(condition, user))
     if conn:
         q = conn[0]
         for c in conn[1:]: