diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-configuration.service.spec.ts b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-configuration.service.spec.ts
index 87a2f8a9dd..fa278da967 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-configuration.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-configuration.service.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ describe('MyDSpaceConfigurationService', () => {
     scope: ''
   });
 
-  const backendFilters = [new SearchFilter('f.namedresourcetype', ['another value']), new SearchFilter('f.dateSubmitted', ['[2013 TO 2018]'])];
+  const backendFilters = [
+    new SearchFilter('f.namedresourcetype', ['another value']),
+    new SearchFilter('f.dateSubmitted', ['[2013 TO 2018]'], 'equals')
+  ];
 
   const spy = jasmine.createSpyObj('RouteService', {
     getQueryParameterValue: observableOf(value1),
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.spec.ts
index 061182c2fc..805ecd0486 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ describe('SearchConfigurationService', () => {
     scope: ''
   });
 
-  const backendFilters = [new SearchFilter('f.author', ['another value']), new SearchFilter('f.date', ['[2013 TO 2018]'])];
+  const backendFilters = [
+    new SearchFilter('f.author', ['another value']),
+    new SearchFilter('f.date', ['[2013 TO 2018]'], 'equals')
+  ];
 
   const routeService = jasmine.createSpyObj('RouteService', {
     getQueryParameterValue: observableOf(value1),
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.ts b/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.ts
index 798a0de287..7983bec64d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/search/search-configuration.service.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class SearchConfigurationService implements OnDestroy {
             if (hasNoValue(filters.find((f) => f.key === realKey))) {
               const min = filterParams[realKey + '.min'] ? filterParams[realKey + '.min'][0] : '*';
               const max = filterParams[realKey + '.max'] ? filterParams[realKey + '.max'][0] : '*';
-              filters.push(new SearchFilter(realKey, ['[' + min + ' TO ' + max + ']']));
+              filters.push(new SearchFilter(realKey, ['[' + min + ' TO ' + max + ']'], 'equals'));
             }
           } else {
             filters.push(new SearchFilter(key, filterParams[key]));