diff --git a/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/components/CurationComponents/CurationImport/CurationImport/ImportFromNeurostore/NeurostoreSearch.tsx b/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/components/CurationComponents/CurationImport/CurationImport/ImportFromNeurostore/NeurostoreSearch.tsx
index 71c1e674c..317cb8116 100644
--- a/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/components/CurationComponents/CurationImport/CurationImport/ImportFromNeurostore/NeurostoreSearch.tsx
+++ b/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/components/CurationComponents/CurationImport/CurationImport/ImportFromNeurostore/NeurostoreSearch.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const NeurostoreSearch: React.FC<IImportArgs> = (props) => {
      * with the studysetOwner set (if logged in) and undefined otherwise
      */
     const { data, isLoading, isError, isFetching } = useGetStudies(
-        { ...debouncedSearchCriteria, studysetOwner: user?.sub, flat: true },
+        { ...debouncedSearchCriteria, studysetOwner: user?.sub, flat: 'true' },
         !authenticationIsLoading
     );
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const NeurostoreSearch: React.FC<IImportArgs> = (props) => {
         isError: allDataForSearchIsError,
         isFetching: allDataForSearchIsFetching,
     } = useGetStudies(
-        { ...debouncedSearchCriteria, studysetOwner: user?.sub, pageSize: 29999, flat: true }, // backend checks for less than 30000
+        { ...debouncedSearchCriteria, studysetOwner: user?.sub, pageSize: 29999, flat: 'true' }, // backend checks for less than 30000
         !authenticationIsLoading
     );
 
diff --git a/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/pages/Studies/StudiesPage/StudiesPage.tsx b/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/pages/Studies/StudiesPage/StudiesPage.tsx
index 3947fa409..121bf41ea 100644
--- a/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/pages/Studies/StudiesPage/StudiesPage.tsx
+++ b/compose/neurosynth-frontend/src/pages/Studies/StudiesPage/StudiesPage.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class SearchCriteria {
         public level: 'group' | 'meta' | undefined = undefined,
         public pmid: string | undefined = undefined,
         public doi: string | undefined = undefined,
-        public flat: boolean | undefined = true
+        public flat: 'true' | 'false' | undefined = 'true'
     ) {}
 }