diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
index bac8a27838..019981388d 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/Extensions/MetaCollection.php
@@ -681,13 +681,16 @@ trait MetaCollection
         // this method adds a "postFilter" to the collector.
         $list                = $tags->pluck('tag')->toArray();
         $list                = array_map('strtolower', $list);
-        $filter              = static function (array $object) use ($list): bool {
+        $filter              = static function (array $object) use ($list): bool | array {
+            $return = $object;
+            unset($return['transactions']);
+            $return['transactions'] = [];
             Log::debug(sprintf('Now in setAllTags(%s) filter', implode(', ', $list)));
             $expectedTagCount = count($list);
             $foundTagCount    = 0;
             foreach ($object['transactions'] as $transaction) {
                 $transactionTagCount = count($transaction['tags']);
-                app('log')->debug(sprintf('Transaction has %d tag(s)', $transactionTagCount));
+                app('log')->debug(sprintf('Transaction #%d has %d tag(s)', $transaction['transaction_journal_id'], $transactionTagCount));
                 if ($transactionTagCount < $expectedTagCount) {
                     app('log')->debug(sprintf('Transaction has %d tag(s), we expect %d tag(s), return false.', $transactionTagCount, $expectedTagCount));
 
@@ -698,13 +701,18 @@ trait MetaCollection
                     if (in_array(strtolower($tag['name']), $list, true)) {
                         app('log')->debug(sprintf('Transaction has tag "%s" so count++.', $tag['name']));
                         ++$foundTagCount;
+                        $return['transactions'][] = $transaction;
                     }
                 }
             }
             Log::debug(sprintf('Found %d tags, need at least %d.', $foundTagCount, $expectedTagCount));
 
             // found at least the expected tags.
-            return $foundTagCount >= $expectedTagCount;
+            $result = $foundTagCount >= $expectedTagCount;
+            if (true === $result) {
+                return $return;
+            }
+            return false;
         };
         $this->postFilters[] = $filter;
 
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
index 7f8355fa81..955696d902 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder as EloquentBuilder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Class GroupCollector
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ class GroupCollector implements GroupCollectorInterface
         if (0 !== count($journalIds)) {
             // make all integers.
             $integerIDs = array_map('intval', $journalIds);
+            Log::debug(sprintf('GroupCollector: setJournalIds: %s', join(', ', $integerIDs)));
 
             $this->query->whereIn('transaction_journals.id', $integerIDs);
         }
@@ -948,7 +950,14 @@ class GroupCollector implements GroupCollectorInterface
                     // skip other filters, continue to next item.
                     continue;
                 }
-                $nextCollection->push($item);
+                // if the result is a bool, use the unedited results.
+                if(true === $result) {
+                    $nextCollection->push($item);
+                }
+                // if the result is an array, the filter has changed what's being returned.
+                if(is_array($result)) {
+                    $nextCollection->push($result);
+                }
             }
             $currentCollection = $nextCollection;
             app('log')->debug(sprintf('GroupCollector: postFilterCollection has %d transaction(s) left.', count($currentCollection)));
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
index e8138faef8..e02349f863 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ class OperatorQuerySearch implements SearchInterface
         foreach ($query1->getNodes() as $searchNode) {
             $this->handleSearchNode($searchNode);
         }
-        $this->parseTagInstructions();
-
         $this->collector->setSearchWords($this->words);
         $this->collector->excludeSearchWords($this->prohibitedWords);
     }
@@ -199,6 +197,7 @@ class OperatorQuerySearch implements SearchInterface
 
     public function searchTransactions(): LengthAwarePaginator
     {
+        $this->parseTagInstructions();
         if (0 === count($this->getWords()) && 0 === count($this->getOperators())) {
             return new LengthAwarePaginator([], 0, 5, 1);
         }
diff --git a/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php b/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
index fcd0383c93..4853c3ba09 100644
--- a/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
+++ b/app/TransactionRules/Engine/SearchRuleEngine.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SearchRuleEngine implements RuleEngineInterface
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // if needs no context, value is different:
+            // if the trigger needs no context, value is different:
             $needsContext = (bool) (config(sprintf('search.operators.%s.needs_context', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type)) ?? true);
             if (false === $needsContext) {
                 app('log')->debug(sprintf('SearchRuleEngine:: add a rule trigger (no context): %s:true', $ruleTrigger->trigger_type));
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class SearchRuleEngine implements RuleEngineInterface
         $searchEngine->setPage(1);
         $searchEngine->setLimit(31337);
         $searchEngine->setDate($date);
-
+        app('log')->debug('Search array', $searchArray);
         foreach ($searchArray as $type => $searches) {
             foreach ($searches as $value) {
                 $query = sprintf('%s:%s', $type, $value);