diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index c7c15746..6c947ecf 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ func (cmd *baseCommand) setQuery(policy *QueryPolicy, wpolicy *WritePolicy, stat
 	var ctxSize int
 
 	filterExpression := policy.FilterExpression
-	if filterExpression == nil {
+	if filterExpression == nil && wpolicy != nil {
 		filterExpression = wpolicy.FilterExpression
 	}