diff --git a/src/edge_manager.ts b/src/edge_manager.ts
index 08a73066..145e415c 100644
--- a/src/edge_manager.ts
+++ b/src/edge_manager.ts
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ export default class QueryEdgeManager {
       const objectIDs = [record.object.original, record.object.curie, ...record.object.equivalentCuries];
 
       // there must be at least a minimal intersection
-      const subjectMatch = subjectIDs.some((curie) => execSubjectCuries.includes(curie));
-      const objectMatch = objectIDs.some((curie) => execObjectCuries.includes(curie));
+      const subjectMatch =
+        subjectIDs.some((curie) => execSubjectCuries.includes(curie)) || execSubjectCuries.length === 0;
+      const objectMatch = objectIDs.some((curie) => execObjectCuries.includes(curie)) || execObjectCuries.length === 0;
 
       //if both ends match then keep record