diff --git a/data-resource-management-service/drms-rdbms-impl/drms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/drms/api/handlers/ResourceServiceHandler.java b/data-resource-management-service/drms-rdbms-impl/drms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/drms/api/handlers/ResourceServiceHandler.java
index 89e6c2f4..c0a7f60f 100644
--- a/data-resource-management-service/drms-rdbms-impl/drms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/drms/api/handlers/ResourceServiceHandler.java
+++ b/data-resource-management-service/drms-rdbms-impl/drms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/airavata/drms/api/handlers/ResourceServiceHandler.java
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public void searchResource(ResourceSearchRequest
             if(searchQuery.getField().equalsIgnoreCase("sharedBy")) {
                 SearchCriteria searchCriteria = SearchCriteria.newBuilder()
                         .setSearchField(EntitySearchField.SHARED_BY)
-                        .setCondition(SearchCondition.valueOf(searchQuery.getOptions()))
+                        .setCondition(SearchCondition.EQUAL)
                         .setValue(searchQuery.getValue()).build();
 
                 searchRequestBuilder = searchRequestBuilder.addSearchCriteria(searchCriteria);