diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/es/connect.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/es/connect.py
index 134472c7..0b9d554e 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/es/connect.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/es/connect.py
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ class IndexPaginate:
         if not self.data:
             self.data = {}
 
+        if "query" not in self.data.keys():
+            self.data.update({"query": {"match_all": {}}})
+
         if "sort" not in self.data.keys():
             self.data.update({"sort": [{"_doc": {"order": "desc"}}]})