diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.module.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.module.ts
index 1b01665f7a10..7f0904d7d3a3 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.module.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 
-import { FieldMetadataEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/field-metadata/field-metadata.entity';
 import { ScopedWorkspaceContextFactory } from 'src/engine/twenty-orm/factories/scoped-workspace-context.factory';
 import { MatchParticipantService } from 'src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.service';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([FieldMetadataEntity], 'metadata')],
+  imports: [],
   providers: [ScopedWorkspaceContextFactory, MatchParticipantService],
   exports: [MatchParticipantService],
 })
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.service.ts
index eeed43ce088b..fd5af4a1200a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/match-participant/match-participant.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 
-import { Any, EntityManager, Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { Any, EntityManager, Equal } from 'typeorm';
 
-import { FieldMetadataEntity } from 'src/engine/metadata-modules/field-metadata/field-metadata.entity';
 import { ScopedWorkspaceContextFactory } from 'src/engine/twenty-orm/factories/scoped-workspace-context.factory';
 import { TwentyORMManager } from 'src/engine/twenty-orm/twenty-orm.manager';
 import { WorkspaceEventEmitter } from 'src/engine/workspace-event-emitter/workspace-event-emitter';
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ export class MatchParticipantService<
     private readonly workspaceEventEmitter: WorkspaceEventEmitter,
     private readonly twentyORMManager: TwentyORMManager,
     private readonly scopedWorkspaceContextFactory: ScopedWorkspaceContextFactory,
-    @InjectRepository(FieldMetadataEntity, 'metadata')
-    private readonly fieldMetadataRepository: Repository<FieldMetadataEntity>,
   ) {}
 
   private async getParticipantRepository(
@@ -148,7 +144,7 @@ export class MatchParticipantService<
 
     const participantsToUpdate = await participantRepository.find({
       where: {
-        handle,
+        handle: Equal(handle),
       },
     });
 
@@ -214,7 +210,7 @@ export class MatchParticipantService<
     if (personId) {
       await participantRepository.update(
         {
-          handle,
+          handle: Equal(handle),
         },
         {
           person: null,
@@ -224,7 +220,7 @@ export class MatchParticipantService<
     if (workspaceMemberId) {
       await participantRepository.update(
         {
-          handle,
+          handle: Equal(handle),
         },
         {
           workspaceMember: null,