diff --git a/search-algolia/algolia.go b/search-algolia/algolia.go
index c6e3795a..f981b46d 100644
--- a/search-algolia/algolia.go
+++ b/search-algolia/algolia.go
@@ -161,11 +161,8 @@ func (s *SearchAlgolia) SearchQuestions(ctx context.Context, cond *plugin.Search
 		filters += " AND " + viewsFilter
 	}
 
-	// check answers
-	if cond.AnswerAmount == 0 {
-		answersFilter = "answers=0"
-		filters += " AND " + answersFilter
-	} else if cond.AnswerAmount > 0 {
+	// check answers, to align with the search spec
+	if cond.AnswerAmount > 0 {
 		answersFilter = "answers>=" + strconv.Itoa(cond.AnswerAmount)
 		filters += " AND " + answersFilter
 	}
diff --git a/search-algolia/info.yaml b/search-algolia/info.yaml
index 64af74df..368df9a9 100644
--- a/search-algolia/info.yaml
+++ b/search-algolia/info.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 slug_name: algolia-search
 type: search
-version: 1.2.11
+version: 1.2.12
 author: answerdev
 link: https://github.com/apache/answer-plugins/tree/main/search-algolia