diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
index bc7026a7..3a967680 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/layergroup.js
@@ -478,8 +478,11 @@ function getDataview (dataviewBackend) {
 
 function dataviewSearch (dataviewBackend) {
     return function dataviewSearchMiddleware (req, res, next) {
-        const { user, dataviewName, mapConfigProvider } = res.locals;
-        const params = getRequestParams(res.locals);
+        const { user, mapConfigProvider } = res.locals;
+        const { dataviewName } = req.params;
+        const { dbuser, dbname, dbpassword, dbhost, dbport } = res.locals;
+
+        const params = Object.assign({ dbuser, dbname, dbpassword, dbhost, dbport }, req.query);
 
         dataviewBackend.search(mapConfigProvider, user, dataviewName, params, (err, searchResult, stats = {}) => {
             req.profiler.add(stats);