diff --git a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
index c8533a1a9a..00f63b7292 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/users/user-updates-read-model.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export class UserUpdatesReadModel {
                 // also consider deleted users (different than activeUsers query)
                 is_system: false,
                 is_service: false,
-                updated_at: { $gt: date },
             })
+            .where('updated_at', '>', date)
             .orderBy('updated_at', 'asc')
             .select(USER_COLUMNS_PUBLIC)
             .limit(limit);