diff --git a/packages/client/news/6034.bugfix b/packages/client/news/6034.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4ca1815a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/news/6034.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed querystring search query type @pnicolli
diff --git a/packages/client/src/validation/querystring-search.ts b/packages/client/src/validation/querystring-search.ts
index 0d5be7f740..c19eedd43f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/validation/querystring-search.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/validation/querystring-search.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 const query = z.object({
   i: z.string(),
   o: z.string(),
-  v: z.array(z.string()),
+  v: z.union([z.string(), z.array(z.string())]),
 });
 
 export const querystringSearchDataSchema = z.object({