diff --git a/colormipsearch-persist/src/main/java/org/janelia/colormipsearch/dataio/db/DBNeuronMatchesReader.java b/colormipsearch-persist/src/main/java/org/janelia/colormipsearch/dataio/db/DBNeuronMatchesReader.java
index 0a234185..2a7bbf0d 100644
--- a/colormipsearch-persist/src/main/java/org/janelia/colormipsearch/dataio/db/DBNeuronMatchesReader.java
+++ b/colormipsearch-persist/src/main/java/org/janelia/colormipsearch/dataio/db/DBNeuronMatchesReader.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public List<String> listMatchesLocations(Collection<DataSourceParam> matchesSour
                                         .addMipIDs(cdMatchInput.getMipIDs())
                                         .addNames(cdMatchInput.getNames())
                                         .addTags(cdMatchInput.getTags())
+                                        .addExcludedTags(cdMatchInput.getExcludedTags())
                                         .addDatasetLabels(cdMatchInput.getDatasets()),
                                 new PagedRequest()
                                         .setFirstPageOffset(cdMatchInput.getOffset())