diff --git a/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go b/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
index 184127c2dc..ba20131876 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/app/clickhouseReader/reader.go
@@ -1356,6 +1356,10 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetSpanFilters(ctx context.Context, queryParams *mode
 	var query string
 	excludeMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, e := range queryParams.Exclude {
+		if e == constants.OperationRequest {
+			excludeMap[constants.OperationDB] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
 		excludeMap[e] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
@@ -1382,7 +1386,7 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetSpanFilters(ctx context.Context, queryParams *mode
 		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Component, constants.Component, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.Operation) > 0 {
-		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.Operation, &query, args)
+		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.OperationDB, &query, args)
 	}
 
 	if len(queryParams.MinDuration) != 0 {
@@ -1599,6 +1603,10 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetFilteredSpans(ctx context.Context, queryParams *mo
 
 	excludeMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, e := range queryParams.Exclude {
+		if e == constants.OperationRequest {
+			excludeMap[constants.OperationDB] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
 		excludeMap[e] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
@@ -1626,7 +1634,7 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetFilteredSpans(ctx context.Context, queryParams *mo
 		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Component, constants.Component, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.Operation) > 0 {
-		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.Operation, &query, args)
+		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.OperationDB, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.MinDuration) != 0 {
 		query = query + " AND durationNano >= ?"
@@ -1746,6 +1754,10 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetTagFilters(ctx context.Context, queryParams *model
 
 	excludeMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, e := range queryParams.Exclude {
+		if e == constants.OperationRequest {
+			excludeMap[constants.OperationDB] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
 		excludeMap[e] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
@@ -1773,7 +1785,7 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetTagFilters(ctx context.Context, queryParams *model
 		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Component, constants.Component, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.Operation) > 0 {
-		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.Operation, &query, args)
+		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.OperationDB, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.MinDuration) != 0 {
 		query = query + " AND durationNano >= ?"
@@ -2261,6 +2273,10 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetFilteredSpansAggregates(ctx context.Context, query
 
 	excludeMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for _, e := range queryParams.Exclude {
+		if e == constants.OperationRequest {
+			excludeMap[constants.OperationDB] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
 		excludeMap[e] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
@@ -2352,7 +2368,7 @@ func (r *ClickHouseReader) GetFilteredSpansAggregates(ctx context.Context, query
 		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Component, constants.Component, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.Operation) > 0 {
-		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.Operation, &query, args)
+		args = buildFilterArrayQuery(ctx, excludeMap, queryParams.Operation, constants.OperationDB, &query, args)
 	}
 	if len(queryParams.MinDuration) != 0 {
 		query = query + " AND durationNano >= ?"
diff --git a/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go b/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
index 4f150f358e..3339432513 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/constants/constants.go
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ const ALERTMANAGER_API_PREFIX = "http://alertmanager:9093/api/"
 const RELATIONAL_DATASOURCE_PATH = "/var/lib/signoz/signoz.db"
 
 const (
-	ServiceName = "serviceName"
-	HttpRoute   = "httpRoute"
-	HttpCode    = "httpCode"
-	HttpHost    = "httpHost"
-	HttpUrl     = "httpUrl"
-	HttpMethod  = "httpMethod"
-	Component   = "component"
-	Operation   = "name"
+	ServiceName      = "serviceName"
+	HttpRoute        = "httpRoute"
+	HttpCode         = "httpCode"
+	HttpHost         = "httpHost"
+	HttpUrl          = "httpUrl"
+	HttpMethod       = "httpMethod"
+	Component        = "component"
+	OperationDB      = "name"
+	OperationRequest = "operation"
 )