diff --git a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area_mongo_accessor.go b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area_mongo_accessor.go
index b2dcbcb..9b33c8e 100644
--- a/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area_mongo_accessor.go
+++ b/models/collaborative_area/collaborative_area_mongo_accessor.go
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ func (a *collaborativeAreaMongoAccessor) StoreOne(data utils.DBObject) (utils.DB
 	_, id := (&peer.Peer{}).IsMySelf()  // get the local peer
 	data.(*CollaborativeArea).Clear(id) // set the creator
 	// retrieve or proper peer
-	dd, code, err := a.peerAccessor.Search(&dbs.Filters{
-		Or: map[string][]dbs.Filter{
-			"state": {{Operator: dbs.EQUAL.String(), Value: peer.SELF.EnumIndex()}},
-		}}, "", false)
+	dd, code, err := a.peerAccessor.Search(nil, fmt.Sprintf("%v", peer.SELF.EnumIndex()), false)
 	fmt.Println(dd, code, err)
 	if code != 200 || dd == nil || len(dd) == 0 {
 		return nil, code, errors.New("could not retrieve the peer")
diff --git a/models/peer/peer_mongo_accessor.go b/models/peer/peer_mongo_accessor.go
index 953368a..c0a39a8 100644
--- a/models/peer/peer_mongo_accessor.go
+++ b/models/peer/peer_mongo_accessor.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package peer
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"cloud.o-forge.io/core/oc-lib/dbs"
@@ -79,14 +80,15 @@ func (wfa *peerMongoAccessor) Search(filters *dbs.Filters, search string, isDraf
 		}, isDraft, wfa)
 }
 func (a *peerMongoAccessor) getDefaultFilter(search string) *dbs.Filters {
-	s, err := strconv.Atoi(search)
-	if err == nil {
+	if i, err := strconv.Atoi(search); err == nil {
+		fmt.Println("is state search", search)
 		return &dbs.Filters{
 			Or: map[string][]dbs.Filter{ // search by name if no filters are provided
-				"state": {{Operator: dbs.EQUAL.String(), Value: s}},
+				"state": {{Operator: dbs.EQUAL.String(), Value: i}},
 			},
 		}
 	} else {
+		fmt.Println("search", search)
 		if search == "*" {
 			search = ""
 		}