diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
index 4349ac9bf..6a5bd7966 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
       removeUndefinedNullValuesFromObject(matchParams)
       const session = context.driver.session()
       const readTxResultPromise = session.readTransaction(async (txc) => {
-        const groupMatchParamsCypher = convertObjectToCypherMapLiteral(matchParams)
+        const groupMatchParamsCypher = convertObjectToCypherMapLiteral(matchParams, true)
         let groupCypher
         if (isMember === true) {
           groupCypher = `
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/helpers/Resolver.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/helpers/Resolver.js
index 56d382690..6e8211521 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/helpers/Resolver.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/helpers/Resolver.js
@@ -130,15 +130,16 @@ export const removeUndefinedNullValuesFromObject = (obj) => {
   })
 }
 
-export const convertObjectToCypherMapLiteral = (params) => {
+export const convertObjectToCypherMapLiteral = (params, addSpaceInfrontIfMapIsNotEmpty = false) => {
   // I have found no other way yet. maybe "apoc.convert.fromJsonMap(key)" can help, but couldn't get it how, see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43217823/neo4j-cypher-inline-conversion-of-string-to-a-map
   // result looks like: '{id: "g0", slug: "yoga"}'
   const paramsEntries = Object.entries(params)
   let mapLiteral = ''
   paramsEntries.forEach((ele, index) => {
-    mapLiteral += index === 0 ? ' {' : ''
+    mapLiteral += index === 0 ? '{' : ''
     mapLiteral += `${ele[0]}: "${ele[1]}"`
     mapLiteral += index < paramsEntries.length - 1 ? ', ' : '}'
   })
+  mapLiteral = (addSpaceInfrontIfMapIsNotEmpty && mapLiteral.length > 0 ? ' ' : '') + mapLiteral
   return mapLiteral
 }