diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
index 52033d3..5936527 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@ impl FileApi {
 
     /// Searches for a file by a list of tags
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
-    pub async fn find_files(&self, tags: Vec<String>) -> ApiResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
-        let tags = tags
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|tag| TagQuery {
-                name: tag,
-                negate: false,
-            })
-            .collect();
-
+    pub async fn find_files(&self, tags: Vec<TagQuery>) -> ApiResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
         self.emit_and_get("find_files", FindFilesByTagsRequest { tags })
             .await
     }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
index 535fc98..c7347e7 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::tauri_plugin::commands::{add_once_buffer, ApiAccess, BufferAccess};
 use crate::tauri_plugin::error::PluginResult;
-use crate::types::files::{FileMetadataResponse, ThumbnailMetadataResponse};
+use crate::types::files::{FileMetadataResponse, TagQuery, ThumbnailMetadataResponse};
 
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn get_all_files(api_state: ApiAccess<'_>) -> PluginResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub async fn get_all_files(api_state: ApiAccess<'_>) -> PluginResult<Vec<FileMet
 
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn find_files(
-    tags: Vec<String>,
+    tags: Vec<TagQuery>,
     api_state: ApiAccess<'_>,
 ) -> PluginResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
     let api = api_state.api().await?;