diff --git a/semantic_router/index/qdrant.py b/semantic_router/index/qdrant.py
index b423fb1e6f324b3b86232d1b6a5d3d57995f6ba6..7e4acb2c2fd1302f66f2e81b5090ddecdae96206 100644
--- a/semantic_router/index/qdrant.py
+++ b/semantic_router/index/qdrant.py
@@ -234,9 +234,7 @@ class QdrantIndex(BaseIndex):
                 must=[
                     models.FieldCondition(
                         key=SR_ROUTE_PAYLOAD_KEY,
-                        match=models.MatchKeyword(
-                            keyword=route_filter,
-                        ),
+                        match=models.MatchValue(value=route_filter),
                     )
                 ]
             )