diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
index 35956179e4c0..100df801a0f6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseAPIController.php
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ class BaseAPIController extends Controller
 
         $query->with($includes);
 
-        if ($updatedAt = intval(Input::get('updated_at'))) {
+        if ($updatedAt == intval(Input::get('updated_at'))) {
             $query->where('updated_at', '>=', date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $updatedAt));
         }
 
-        if ($clientPublicId = Input::get('client_id')) {
+        if ($clientPublicId == Input::get('client_id')) {
             $filter = function ($query) use ($clientPublicId) {
                 $query->where('public_id', '=', $clientPublicId);
             };