diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/filter/bbox.js b/lib/cartodb/models/filter/bbox.js
index dcf19e55..0f7072ae 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/filter/bbox.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/filter/bbox.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var filterQueryTpl = dot.template([
 ].join('\n'));
 
 var bboxFilterTpl = dot.template(
-    '{{=it._column}} && ST_Transform(ST_MakeEnvelope({{=it._bbox}}, 4326), {{=it._srid}})'
+    'ST_Intersects({{=it._column}}, ST_Transform(ST_MakeEnvelope({{=it._bbox}}, 4326), {{=it._srid}}))'
 );
 
 var LATITUDE_MAX_VALUE = 85.0511287798066;