diff --git a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
index 0e4c857b..36f07977 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PreviewManager.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ export class PreviewManager implements IPreviewManager {
 
   public async getAlbumPreview(album: { searchQuery: SearchQueryDTO }): Promise<PreviewPhotoDTOWithID> {
 
-    const albumQuery: Brackets = await (ObjectManagers.getInstance().SearchManager as ISQLSearchManager).prepareAndBuildWhereQuery(album.searchQuery);
+    const albumQuery: Brackets = await (ObjectManagers.getInstance().SearchManager as ISQLSearchManager)
+      .prepareAndBuildWhereQuery(album.searchQuery);
     const connection = await SQLConnection.getConnection();
 
     const previewQuery = (): SelectQueryBuilder<MediaEntity> => {
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ export class PreviewManager implements IPreviewManager {
     let previewMedia = null;
     if (Config.Server.Preview.SearchQuery &&
       !Utils.equalsFilter(Config.Server.Preview.SearchQuery, {type: SearchQueryTypes.any_text, text: ''} as TextSearch)) {
+      const previewFilterQuery = await (ObjectManagers.getInstance().SearchManager as ISQLSearchManager)
+        .prepareAndBuildWhereQuery(Config.Server.Preview.SearchQuery);
       previewMedia = await previewQuery()
-        .andWhere(await (ObjectManagers.getInstance().SearchManager as ISQLSearchManager)
-          .prepareAndBuildWhereQuery(Config.Server.Preview.SearchQuery))
+        .andWhere(previewFilterQuery)
         .limit(1)
         .getOne();
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/model/database/sql/SearchManager.ts b/src/backend/model/database/sql/SearchManager.ts
index 1a3a1c2b..d4e2e677 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/database/sql/SearchManager.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/database/sql/SearchManager.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export class SearchManager implements ISQLSearchManager {
     'CONCAT(\'[\' , GROUP_CONCAT(  \'{"name": "\' , person.name , \'", "box": {"top":\' , faces.box.top , \', "left":\' , faces.box.left , \', "height":\' , faces.box.height ,\', "width":\' , faces.box.width , \'}}\'  ) ,\']\') as media_metadataFaces' :
     '\'[\' || GROUP_CONCAT(  \'{"name": "\' || person.name || \'", "box": {"top":\' || faces.box.top || \', "left":\' || faces.box.left || \', "height":\' || faces.box.height ||\', "width":\' || faces.box.width || \'}}\'  ) ||\']\' as media_metadataFaces';
   private DIRECTORY_SELECT = ['directory.id', 'directory.name', 'directory.path'];
+  // makes all search query params unique, so typeorm wont mix them
+  private queryIdBase = 0;
 
   private static autoCompleteItemsUnique(array: Array<AutoCompleteItem>): Array<AutoCompleteItem> {
     const a = array.concat();
@@ -247,7 +249,6 @@ export class SearchManager implements ISQLSearchManager {
 
   }
 
-
   public async getCount(query: SearchQueryDTO): Promise<number> {
     const connection = await SQLConnection.getConnection();
 
@@ -660,11 +661,21 @@ export class SearchManager implements ISQLSearchManager {
    * Witch SOME_OF query the number of WHERE constrains have O(N!) complexity
    */
   private assignQueryIDs(queryIN: SearchQueryDTO, id = {value: 1}): SearchQueryDTO {
+
+    // It is possible that one SQL query contains multiple searchQueries
+    // (like: where (<searchQuery1> AND (<searchQuery2>))
+    // lets make params unique across multiple queries
+    if (id.value === 1) {
+      this.queryIdBase++;
+      if (this.queryIdBase > 10000) {
+        this.queryIdBase = 0;
+      }
+    }
     if ((queryIN as SearchListQuery).list) {
       (queryIN as SearchListQuery).list.forEach(q => this.assignQueryIDs(q, id));
       return queryIN;
     }
-    (queryIN as SearchQueryDTOWithID).queryId = id.value;
+    (queryIN as SearchQueryDTOWithID).queryId = this.queryIdBase + '_' + id.value;
     id.value++;
     return queryIN;
   }
@@ -732,5 +743,5 @@ export class SearchManager implements ISQLSearchManager {
 }
 
 export interface SearchQueryDTOWithID extends SearchQueryDTO {
-  queryId: number;
+  queryId: string;
 }
diff --git a/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PreviewManager.spec.ts b/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PreviewManager.spec.ts
index b2a65e3e..c86ae1e8 100644
--- a/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PreviewManager.spec.ts
+++ b/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PreviewManager.spec.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,14 @@ describe('PreviewManager', (sqlHelper: DBTestHelper) => {
         text: 'Derem'
       } as TextSearch
     }))).to.deep.equalInAnyOrder(previewifyMedia(p2));
+    // having a saved search that does not have any image
+    Config.Server.Preview.SearchQuery = {type: SearchQueryTypes.any_text, text: 'Derem'} as TextSearch;
+    expect(Utils.clone(await pm.getAlbumPreview({
+      searchQuery: {
+        type: SearchQueryTypes.any_text,
+        text: 'wont find it'
+      } as TextSearch
+    }))).to.deep.equal(null);
   });
 
   it('should invalidate and update preview', async () => {