diff --git a/dbs/dbs.go b/dbs/dbs.go
index eb48e9d..bd6cd0d 100644
--- a/dbs/dbs.go
+++ b/dbs/dbs.go
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ type Filter struct {
 // Keys inside "and"/"or" are json tag names; the function resolves each to its
 // full dotted BSON path using the target struct. Unknown keys are kept as-is.
 func FiltersFromFlatMap(flatMap map[string]interface{}, target interface{}) *Filters {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Panic recovered FiltersFromFlatMap: %v\n", r)
+		}
+	}()
 	filters := &Filters{
 		And: make(map[string][]Filter),
 		Or:  make(map[string][]Filter),