diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index b645fdc..bed22b1 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -529,22 +529,42 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>) {
         for auth in authvec {
             match hex_range(auth) {
                 Some(HexSearch::Exact(ex)) => {
-                    auth_searches.push("author=? OR delegated_by=?".to_owned());
-                    params.push(Box::new(ex.clone()));
+                    auth_searches.push("author=?".to_owned());
                     params.push(Box::new(ex));
                 }
                 Some(HexSearch::Range(lower, upper)) => {
                     auth_searches.push(
-                        "(author>? AND author<?) OR (delegated_by>? AND delegated_by<?)".to_owned(),
+                        "(author>? AND author<?)".to_owned(),
                     );
-                    params.push(Box::new(lower.clone()));
-                    params.push(Box::new(upper.clone()));
                     params.push(Box::new(lower));
                     params.push(Box::new(upper));
                 }
                 Some(HexSearch::LowerOnly(lower)) => {
-                    auth_searches.push("author>? OR delegated_by>?".to_owned());
-                    params.push(Box::new(lower.clone()));
+                    auth_searches.push("author>?".to_owned());
+                    params.push(Box::new(lower));
+                }
+                None => {
+                    info!("Could not parse hex range from author {:?}", auth);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // take each author and convert to a hexsearch
+        let mut del_searches: Vec<String> = vec![];
+        for auth in authvec {
+            match hex_range(auth) {
+                Some(HexSearch::Exact(ex)) => {
+                    del_searches.push("delegated_by=?".to_owned());
+                    params.push(Box::new(ex));
+                }
+                Some(HexSearch::Range(lower, upper)) => {
+                    del_searches.push(
+                        "(delegated_by>? AND delegated_by<?)".to_owned(),
+                    );
+                    params.push(Box::new(lower));
+                    params.push(Box::new(upper));
+                }
+                Some(HexSearch::LowerOnly(lower)) => {
+                    del_searches.push("delegated_by>?".to_owned());
                     params.push(Box::new(lower));
                 }
                 None => {
@@ -553,13 +573,12 @@ fn query_from_filter(f: &ReqFilter) -> (String, Vec<Box<dyn ToSql>>) {
             }
         }
         if !authvec.is_empty() {
-            let authors_clause = format!("({})", auth_searches.join(" OR "));
-            filter_components.push(authors_clause);
+	    // combine auth_searches and del_searches
+	    let comb_clause = format!("({} OR {})", auth_searches.join(" OR "), del_searches.join(" OR "));
+            filter_components.push(comb_clause);
         } else {
-            // if the authors list was empty, we should never return
-            // any results.
-            filter_components.push("false".to_owned());
-        }
+	    filter_components.push("false".to_owned());
+	}
     }
     // Query for Kind
     if let Some(ks) = &f.kinds {