diff --git a/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/get-search-variables.ts b/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/get-search-variables.ts
index 1eefaad70..6e6cb40b5 100644
--- a/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/get-search-variables.ts
+++ b/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/get-search-variables.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ export const getSearchVariables = ({
   categoryId,
   sort,
 }: SearchProductsInput) => {
-  let query = ''
+  let searchQuery = ''
   let tagIdsParam = {}
 
   if (search) {
-    query += `product_type:${search} OR title:${search} OR tag:${search}`
+    searchQuery += search
   }
 
   if (brandId) {
-    query += `${search ? ' AND ' : ''}vendor:${brandId}`
+    searchQuery += `${search ? ' ' : ''}${brandId}`
   }
 
   if (categoryId) {
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ export const getSearchVariables = ({
   }
 
   return {
-    // categoryId,
-    // query,
+    searchQuery,
     ...tagIdsParam,
     ...getSortVariables(sort, !!categoryId),
   }
diff --git a/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/queries/catalog-items-query.ts b/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/queries/catalog-items-query.ts
index c4b68ad61..c906f0a52 100644
--- a/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/queries/catalog-items-query.ts
+++ b/framework/reactioncommerce/utils/queries/catalog-items-query.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ catalogItems(
   sortBy: $sortBy
   tagIds: $tagIds
   shopIds: $shopIds
+  searchQuery: $searchQuery
 ) {
   ${catalogItemsConnection}
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ const catalogItemsQuery = /* GraphQL */ `
     $sortBy: CatalogItemSortByField = updatedAt
     $tagIds: [ID]
     $shopIds: [ID]!
+    $searchQuery: String
   ) {
     ${catalogItemsFragment}
   }