diff --git a/src/db/events.ts b/src/db/events.ts
index d9602ed9..1847d6b5 100644
--- a/src/db/events.ts
+++ b/src/db/events.ts
@@ -155,11 +155,9 @@ function getFilterQuery(filter: DittoFilter): EventQuery {
   }
 
   if (typeof filter.local === 'boolean') {
-    query = filter.local
-      ? query.leftJoin(usersQuery, (join) => join.onRef('users.d_tag', '=', 'events.pubkey'))
-        .where('users.d_tag', 'is not', null)
-      : query.leftJoin(usersQuery, (join) => join.onRef('users.d_tag', '=', 'events.pubkey'))
-        .where('users.d_tag', 'is', null);
+    query = query
+      .leftJoin(usersQuery, (join) => join.onRef('users.d_tag', '=', 'events.pubkey'))
+      .where('users.d_tag', filter.local ? 'is not' : 'is', null);
   }
 
   if (filter.relations?.includes('author')) {