try to return the $wp_query when is not admin ```php add_action('pre_get_posts', 'query_custom_admin_search', 21 ); function query_custom_admin_search( $wp_query ) { global $current_user; if (current_user_can('administrator' && is_admin()){ if ( $wp_query->query['post_type'] != "apartments" ){ return; }else{ $custom_fields = array("city","state_county",); $search_term = $wp_query->query_vars['s']; if ( $search_term != '' ) { $meta_query = array( 'relation' => 'OR' ); foreach( $custom_fields as $custom_field ) { array_push( $meta_query, array( 'key' => $custom_field, 'value' => $search_term, 'compare' => 'LIKE' )); } $wp_query->set( 'meta_query', $meta_query ); } return; } }else{ return $wp_query; } } ```