diff --git a/server/models/certificate.js b/server/models/certificate.js
index 723b5065..5dc5120a 100644
--- a/server/models/certificate.js
+++ b/server/models/certificate.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, DECIMAL }) => {
           where: {
             name   : channelName,
             claimId: {
-              $like: `${channelClaimId}%`,
+              [sequelize.Op.like]: `${channelClaimId}%`,
             },
           },
           order: [['height', 'ASC']],
diff --git a/server/models/claim.js b/server/models/claim.js
index 409ad94c..75a221f5 100644
--- a/server/models/claim.js
+++ b/server/models/claim.js
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, DECIMAL }) => {
           where: {
             name,
             claimId: {
-              $like: `${shortId}%`,
+              [sequelize.Op.like]: `${shortId}%`,
             }},
           order: [['height', 'ASC']],
         })
diff --git a/server/models/index.js b/server/models/index.js
index 6c030cd6..748db1b8 100644
--- a/server/models/index.js
+++ b/server/models/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ const {database, username, password} = require('../../config/mysqlConfig.js');
 const sequelize = new Sequelize(database, username, password, {
   host          : 'localhost',
   dialect       : 'mysql',
-  dialectOptions: {decimalNumbers: true},
+  dialectOptions: {
+    decimalNumbers: true
+  },
   logging       : false,
   pool          : {
     max    : 5,
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(database, username, password, {
     idle   : 10000,
     acquire: 10000,
   },
+  operatorsAliases: false,
 });
 
 // establish mysql connection