diff --git a/voeventdb/server/restapi/v1/filter_base.py b/voeventdb/server/restapi/v1/filter_base.py
index 3be09e0..466af19 100644
--- a/voeventdb/server/restapi/v1/filter_base.py
+++ b/voeventdb/server/restapi/v1/filter_base.py
@@ -63,10 +63,12 @@ def generate_filter_set(self, args):
             for filter_value in args.getlist(self.querystring_key)
         )
 
-    def apply_filter(self, query, args):
+    def apply_filter(self, query, args, pre_joins):
         if self.simplejoin_tables:
             for tbl in self.simplejoin_tables:
-                query = query.join(tbl)
+                if tbl not in pre_joins:
+                    query = query.join(tbl)
+                    pre_joins.append(tbl)
         query = query.filter(self.generate_filter_set(args))
         return query
 
@@ -75,10 +77,11 @@ def apply_filters(query, args):
     """
     Apply all QueryFilters, validating the querystring in the process.
     """
+    pre_joins = []
     for querystring_key, filter_value in args.iteritems(multi=True):
         if querystring_key in filter_registry:
             cls_inst = filter_registry[querystring_key]
-            query = cls_inst.apply_filter(query, args)
+            query = cls_inst.apply_filter(query, args, pre_joins)
         elif querystring_key in PaginationKeys._value_list:
             pass
         else:
diff --git a/voeventdb/server/tests/test_rest/test_restapi.py b/voeventdb/server/tests/test_rest/test_restapi.py
index c1f8098..1d8eb59 100644
--- a/voeventdb/server/tests/test_rest/test_restapi.py
+++ b/voeventdb/server/tests/test_rest/test_restapi.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def assign_test_client_and_initdb(self, flask_test_client,
             self.ivorn_dec_map[pkt.attrib['ivorn']] = posn.dec
             fixture_db_session.add(Voevent.from_etree(pkt))
 
-    def test_gt(self):
+    def test_dec_gt(self):
         min_dec = -33.2
         url = url_for(apiv1.name + '.' + views.ListIvorn.view_name,
                       **{filters.DecGreaterThan.querystring_key: min_dec}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def test_gt(self):
         assert len(rd) == len(matching_ivorns)
         # print len(rd)
 
-    def test_lt(self):
+    def test_dec_lt(self):
         max_dec = -33.2
         url = url_for(apiv1.name + '.' + views.ListIvorn.view_name,
                       **{filters.DecLessThan.querystring_key: max_dec}
@@ -326,4 +326,20 @@ def test_lt(self):
         matching_ivorns = [ivorn for ivorn in self.ivorn_dec_map
                            if self.ivorn_dec_map[ivorn] < max_dec]
         assert len(rd) == len(matching_ivorns)
-        # print len(rd)
+
+    def test_dec_gt_and_lt(self):
+        max_dec = 33.2
+        min_dec = 10.2
+        url = url_for(apiv1.name + '.' + views.ListIvorn.view_name,
+                      **{filters.DecLessThan.querystring_key: max_dec,
+                         filters.DecGreaterThan.querystring_key: min_dec,
+                         }
+                      )
+        with self.c as c:
+            rv = self.c.get(url)
+        rd = json.loads(rv.data)[ResultKeys.result]
+        matching_ivorns = [ivorn for ivorn in self.ivorn_dec_map
+                           if self.ivorn_dec_map[ivorn] < max_dec
+                           and self.ivorn_dec_map[ivorn] > min_dec
+                           ]
+        assert len(rd) == len(matching_ivorns)