diff --git a/askomics/libaskomics/SparqlQuery.py b/askomics/libaskomics/SparqlQuery.py
index 5a3c6a7b..ac8c36c5 100644
--- a/askomics/libaskomics/SparqlQuery.py
+++ b/askomics/libaskomics/SparqlQuery.py
@@ -1356,18 +1356,16 @@ def build_query_from_json(self, preview=False, for_editor=False):
                         attributes[attribute["linkedWith"]]["entity_id"],
                         attributes[attribute["linkedWith"]]["label"]
                     ))
-                    var_to_replace.append((obj, var_2))
-
                     any([filter['filterSign'] == "=" and not filter['filterValue'] for filter in attribute.get('linkedFilters', [])])
 
                     if not (attribute.get('linkedNegative', False) or attribute.get('linkedFilterValue')):
                         var_to_replace.append((obj, var_2))
                     else:
-                        filter = "!=" if attribute.get('linkedNegative', False) else "="
+                        filter = "!" if attribute.get('linkedNegative', False) else ""
                         regex_clause = var_2
                         if attribute.get('linkedFilterValue'):
-                            regex_clause = "REGEX(REPLACE('{}', '\\$1', {}, 'i'))".format(attribute.get('linkedFilterValue'), var_2)
-                        filter_string = "FILTER ( {} {} {} ) .".format(obj, filter, regex_clause)
+                            regex_clause = "REGEX({}, REPLACE('{}', '\\\$1', {}), 'i')".format(obj, attribute.get('linkedFilterValue', "$1"), var_2)
+                        filter_string = "FILTER ( {} {} ) .".format(filter, regex_clause)
                         self.store_filter(filter_string, block_id, sblock_id, pblock_ids)
 
             # Numeric
diff --git a/askomics/react/src/routes/query/attribute.jsx b/askomics/react/src/routes/query/attribute.jsx
index 09c168b0..80c8dae2 100644
--- a/askomics/react/src/routes/query/attribute.jsx
+++ b/askomics/react/src/routes/query/attribute.jsx
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export default class AttributeBox extends Component {
     let optionDict = {}
     let content
 
+    console.log("rendered")
+
     this.props.graph.nodes.map(node => {
       if (!node.suggested) {
         options.push(<option style={{"background-color": "#cccccc"}} disabled>{node.label + " " + this.subNums(node.humanId)}</option>)
@@ -80,16 +82,16 @@ export default class AttributeBox extends Component {
     })
 
     if (this.props.attribute.type == 'text') {
-      box = this.renderTextLinker(optionDict)
+      content = this.renderTextLinker(optionDict)
     }
     if (this.props.attribute.type == 'decimal') {
       content = this.renderNumericLinker(optionDict)
     }
     if (this.props.attribute.type == 'category') {
-      box = this.renderBooleanLinker(optionDict)
+      content = this.renderBooleanLinker(optionDict)
     }
     if (this.props.attribute.type == 'boolean') {
-      box = this.renderBooleanLinker(optionDict)
+      content = this.renderBooleanLinker(optionDict)
     }
     if (this.props.attribute.type == 'date') {
       content = this.renderNumericLinker(optionDict, "date")
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ export default class AttributeBox extends Component {
       input = (<Input disabled={this.props.attribute.optional} type="text" id={this.props.attribute.id} value={this.props.attribute.filterValue} onChange={this.handleFilterValue} />)
     }
 
-    if (this.props.attribute.linkedWith) {
+    if (this.props.attribute.linked) {
       form = this.renderLinker()
     } else {
       form = (