diff --git a/src/utils/queryParser.ts b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
index 5e735ca..bbc4b9a 100644
--- a/src/utils/queryParser.ts
+++ b/src/utils/queryParser.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 
 type ParsedQuery = Array<
-  Record<
-    string,
-    Record<"$eq" | "$neq" | "$in" | "$nin", string | Date | Object>
-  >
+  Record<string, Record<"$eq" | "$ne" | "$in" | "$nin", string | Date | Object>>
 >;
 
 function convertValue(value: any) {
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ export function parse(query: string, validFields: Array<string>): ParsedQuery {
         if (char === "=") {
           op = "$eq";
         } else {
-          op = "$neq";
+          op = "$ne";
           i++;
         }