diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
index 163102c14..6fa77b3ae 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/domains_controller.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ class Admin::DomainsController < AdminController
 
   def index
     params[:q] ||= {}
-    if params[:q][:statuses_contains]
+    if params[:statuses_contains]
       domains = Domain.includes(:registrar, :registrant).where(
-        "statuses @> ?::varchar[]", "{#{params[:q][:statuses_contains].join(',')}}"
+        "statuses @> ?::varchar[]", "{#{params[:statuses_contains].join(',')}}"
       )
     else
       domains = Domain.includes(:registrar, :registrant)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/domains/index.haml b/app/views/admin/domains/index.haml
index 8a3cc5808..553f416bf 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/domains/index.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/domains/index.haml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         .col-md-6
           .form-group
             = label_tag t(:status)
-            = select_tag 'q[statuses_contains]', options_for_select(DomainStatus::STATUSES, params[:q][:statuses_contains]), { multiple: true, placeholder: t(:choose), class: 'form-control js-combobox' }
+            = select_tag :statuses_contains, options_for_select(DomainStatus::STATUSES, params[:statuses_contains]), { multiple: true, placeholder: t(:choose), class: 'form-control js-combobox' }
         .col-md-3
           .form-group
             = label_tag t(:results_per_page)