diff --git a/src/override.cpp b/src/override.cpp
index aba4f8d1..efe0002b 100644
--- a/src/override.cpp
+++ b/src/override.cpp
@@ -195,8 +195,15 @@ Option<bool> override_t::parse(const nlohmann::json& override_json, const std::s
 nlohmann::json override_t::to_json() const {
     nlohmann::json override;
     override["id"] = id;
-    override["rule"]["query"] = rule.query;
-    override["rule"]["match"] = rule.match;
+
+    if(!rule.query.empty()) {
+        override["rule"]["query"] = rule.query;
+    }
+
+    if(!rule.match.empty()) {
+        override["rule"]["match"] = rule.match;
+    }
+
     if(!rule.filter_by.empty()) {
         override["rule"]["filter_by"] = rule.filter_by;
     }
diff --git a/test/collection_override_test.cpp b/test/collection_override_test.cpp
index 9d29806e..0c8955ce 100644
--- a/test/collection_override_test.cpp
+++ b/test/collection_override_test.cpp
@@ -1002,6 +1002,11 @@ TEST_F(CollectionOverrideTest, FilterRule) {
     ASSERT_EQ(2, results["hits"].size());
     ASSERT_EQ("0", results["hits"][0]["document"]["id"].get<std::string>());
     ASSERT_EQ("2", results["hits"][1]["document"]["id"].get<std::string>());
+
+    override_json_ser = override_rule2.to_json();
+    ASSERT_EQ("points: 1", override_json_ser["rule"]["filter_by"]);
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, override_json_ser["rule"].count("query"));
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, override_json_ser["rule"].count("match"));
 }
 
 TEST_F(CollectionOverrideTest, PinnedAndHiddenHits) {