diff --git a/api_db.php b/api_db.php
index 5612de26..ea86b0cc 100644
--- a/api_db.php
+++ b/api_db.php
@@ -76,17 +76,18 @@ if (isset($_GET['getAllQueries']) && $auth) {
         $dbquery .= ' status, reply_type, reply_time, dnssec';
         $dbquery .= ' FROM query_storage q';
         $dbquery .= ' WHERE timestamp >= :from AND timestamp <= :until ';
-        if (isset($_GET['types'])) {
-            $types = $_GET['types'];
-            if (preg_match('/^[0-9]+(?:,[0-9]+)*$/', $types) === 1) {
+        if (isset($_GET['status'])) {
+            // if some query status should be excluded
+            $status = $_GET['status'];
+            if (preg_match('/^[0-9]+(?:,[0-9]+)*$/', $status) === 1) {
                 // Append selector to DB query. The used regex ensures
                 // that only numbers, separated by commas are accepted
                 // to avoid code injection and other malicious things
                 // We accept only valid lists like "1,2,3"
                 // We reject ",2,3", "1,2," and similar arguments
-                $dbquery .= 'AND status IN ('.$types.') ';
+                $dbquery .= 'AND status NOT IN ('.$status.') ';
             } else {
-                exit('Error. Selector types specified using an invalid format.');
+                exit('Error. Selector status specified using an invalid format.');
             }
         }
         $dbquery .= 'ORDER BY timestamp ASC';
diff --git a/scripts/pi-hole/js/db_queries.js b/scripts/pi-hole/js/db_queries.js
index 6fe714dd..9afbf402 100644
--- a/scripts/pi-hole/js/db_queries.js
+++ b/scripts/pi-hole/js/db_queries.js
@@ -111,63 +111,63 @@ function handleAjaxError(xhr, textStatus) {
   tableApi.draw();
 }
 
-function getQueryTypes() {
-  var queryType = [];
-  if ($("#type_gravity").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(1);
+function excludeStatusTypes() {
+  var statusType = [];
+  if ($("#type_gravity").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(1);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_forwarded").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push([2, 14]);
+  if ($("#type_forwarded").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push([2, 14]);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_cached").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(3);
+  if ($("#type_cached").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(3);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_regex").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(4);
+  if ($("#type_regex").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(4);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_blacklist").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(5);
+  if ($("#type_blacklist").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(5);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_external").prop("checked")) {
+  if ($("#type_external").prop("checked") === false) {
     // Multiple IDs correspond to this status
     // We request queries with all of them
-    queryType.push([6, 7, 8]);
+    statusType.push([6, 7, 8]);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_gravity_CNAME").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(9);
+  if ($("#type_gravity_CNAME").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(9);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_regex_CNAME").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(10);
+  if ($("#type_regex_CNAME").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(10);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_blacklist_CNAME").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(11);
+  if ($("#type_blacklist_CNAME").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(11);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_retried").prop("checked")) {
+  if ($("#type_retried").prop("checked") === false) {
     // Multiple IDs correspond to this status
     // We request queries with all of them
-    queryType.push([12, 13]);
+    statusType.push([12, 13]);
   }
 
   // 14 is defined above
 
-  if ($("#type_dbbusy").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(15);
+  if ($("#type_dbbusy").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(15);
   }
 
-  if ($("#type_special_domain").prop("checked")) {
-    queryType.push(16);
+  if ($("#type_special_domain").prop("checked") === false) {
+    statusType.push(16);
   }
 
-  return queryType.join(",");
+  return statusType.join(",");
 }
 
 var reloadCallback = function () {
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ function refreshTableData() {
   timeoutWarning.show();
   reloadBox.hide();
   var APIstring = "api_db.php?getAllQueries&from=" + from + "&until=" + until;
-  // Check if query type filtering is enabled
-  var queryType = getQueryTypes();
-  if (queryType !== "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16") {
-    APIstring += "&types=" + queryType;
+  // If status types should be excluded ("unchecked") we add them to the query
+  var statusType = excludeStatusTypes();
+  if (statusType.length > 0) {
+    APIstring += "&status=" + statusType;
   }
 
   statistics = [0, 0, 0];
@@ -218,11 +218,10 @@ $(function () {
     ? "api_db.php?getAllQueries&from=" + from + "&until=" + until
     : "api_db.php?getAllQueries=empty";
 
-  // Check if query type filtering is enabled
-  var queryType = getQueryTypes();
-  if (queryType !== 63) {
-    // 63 (0b00111111) = all possible query types are selected
-    APIstring += "&types=" + queryType;
+  // If status types should be excluded ("unchecked") we add them to the query
+  var statusType = excludeStatusTypes();
+  if (statusType.length > 0) {
+    APIstring += "&status=" + statusType;
   }
 
   tableApi = $("#all-queries").DataTable({