diff --git a/user_relationships_api/user_relationships_api.module b/user_relationships_api/user_relationships_api.module
index 1f641d7..b20c79a 100644
--- a/user_relationships_api/user_relationships_api.module
+++ b/user_relationships_api/user_relationships_api.module
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function _user_relationship_process_query_argument($key, &$value) {
   }
   elseif (preg_match('/([<>=]{1,2})\s*(.+)/', $value, $matches)) {
     $marker = "'%s'";
-    $value = $matches[3];
+    $value = $matches[2];
 
     if (is_numeric($value)) {
       $marker = '%d';