diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/api/Filter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/api/Filter.java
index 02f4f60dd..242f76ad9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/api/Filter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/api/Filter.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class Filter extends FilterListItem {
    * metadata.value = 'b' GROUP BY tasks.id ORDER BY tasks.title"</code>
    * </ul>
    */
-  String sqlQuery;
+  public String sqlQuery;
   /**
    * Field for holding a modified sqlQuery based on sqlQuery. Useful for adjusting query for
    * sort/subtasks without breaking the equality checking based on sqlQuery.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
index 29edf9e7e..1b9d83799 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/TaskDao.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public abstract class TaskDao {
   }
 
   public int count(Filter filter) {
-    Cursor cursor = getCursor(filter.getSqlQuery());
+    Cursor cursor = getCursor(filter.sqlQuery);
     try {
       return cursor.getCount();
     } finally {