diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/licenses/_licensed_items_repository.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/licenses/_licensed_items_repository.py
index 88a8e39db5b3..0a9765e332aa 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/licenses/_licensed_items_repository.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/licenses/_licensed_items_repository.py
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ async def list_licensed_items(
     )
 
     if filter_by_licensed_resource_type:
-        base_query.where(
+        base_query = base_query.where(
             licensed_items.c.licensed_resource_type == filter_by_licensed_resource_type
         )
     if not include_hidden_items_on_market:
-        base_query.where(licensed_items.c.is_hidden_on_market.is_(False))
+        base_query = base_query.where(licensed_items.c.is_hidden_on_market.is_(False))
 
     # Select total count from base_query
     subquery = base_query.subquery()
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/04/licenses/test_licensed_items_rest.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/04/licenses/test_licensed_items_rest.py
index 93ca67feb3df..5cbc62956e1e 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/04/licenses/test_licensed_items_rest.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/04/licenses/test_licensed_items_rest.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from simcore_postgres_database.models.licensed_item_to_resource import (
     licensed_item_to_resource,
 )
+from simcore_postgres_database.models.licensed_items import licensed_items
 from simcore_postgres_database.utils_repos import transaction_context
 from simcore_service_webserver.db.models import UserRole
 from simcore_service_webserver.db.plugin import get_asyncpg_engine
@@ -103,6 +104,21 @@ async def test_licensed_items_listing(
     assert "additionalField" not in source
     assert "additional_field" not in source
 
+    # Testing hidden flag
+    async with transaction_context(get_asyncpg_engine(client.app)) as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            licensed_items.update()
+            .values(
+                is_hidden_on_market=True,
+            )
+            .where(licensed_items.c.licensed_item_id == _licensed_item_id)
+        )
+
+    url = client.app.router["list_licensed_items"].url_for()
+    resp = await client.get(f"{url}")
+    data, _ = await assert_status(resp, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+    assert data == []
+
 
 _LICENSED_ITEM_PURCHASE_GET = (
     rut_licensed_items_purchases.LicensedItemPurchaseGet.model_validate(