diff --git a/etiquette/photodb.py b/etiquette/photodb.py
index d02ba17..29a1b14 100644
--- a/etiquette/photodb.py
+++ b/etiquette/photodb.py
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ class PDBPhotoMixin:
                 notnulls,
                 minimums,
                 maximums,
+                author_ids=authors,
                 mmf_results=mmf_results,
             )
             print(query[:200])
@@ -765,9 +766,9 @@ class PDBPhotoMixin:
                 #print('Failed mimetype')
                 continue
 
-            if authors and photo.author_id not in authors:
-                #print('Failed author')
-                continue
+            # if authors and photo.author_id not in authors:
+            #     #print('Failed author')
+            #     continue
 
             if filename_tree and not filename_tree.evaluate(photo.basename.lower()):
                 #print('Failed filename')
diff --git a/etiquette/searchhelpers.py b/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
index b23d8fe..932b38f 100644
--- a/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
+++ b/etiquette/searchhelpers.py
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@ from . import objects
 from voussoirkit import expressionmatch
 
 
-def build_query(orderby, notnulls, minimums, maximums, mmf_results=None):
+def build_query(
+        orderby,
+        notnulls,
+        minimums,
+        maximums,
+        author_ids=None,
+        mmf_results=None,
+    ):
     query = ['SELECT * FROM photos']
     wheres = []
 
+    if author_ids:
+        notnulls.add('author_id')
+        wheres.append('author_id in %s' % helpers.sql_listify(author_ids))
+
     if mmf_results:
         wheres.append('id %s %s' % (mmf_results['operator'], helpers.sql_listify(mmf_results['photoids'])))