diff --git a/tailbone/views/products.py b/tailbone/views/products.py
index d9aa3111..99381fb0 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/products.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/products.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import re
 
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 from sqlalchemy import and_
 from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload, aliased
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ class ProductsAutocomplete(AutocompleteView):
 
     def query(self, term):
         q = Session.query(model.Product).outerjoin(model.Brand)
-        q = q.filter(or_(
+        q = q.filter(sa.or_(
                 model.Brand.name.ilike('%{0}%'.format(term)),
                 model.Product.description.ilike('%{0}%'.format(term))))
         if not self.request.has_perm('products.view_deleted'):