diff --git a/src/collections/filters/integration.test.ts b/src/collections/filters/integration.test.ts
index d4a72d05..b634fc20 100644
--- a/src/collections/filters/integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/collections/filters/integration.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('Testing of the filter class with a simple collection', () => {
 
   it('should filter a fetch objects query with a single filter and non-generic collection', async () => {
     const res = await client.collections.use(collectionName).query.fetchObjects({
-      filters: client.collections.use(collectionName).filter.byProperty('text').equal('two'),
+      filters: weaviate.filter.byProperty('text').equal('two'),
     });
     expect(res.objects.length).toEqual(1);
     const obj = res.objects[0];
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 775d5f1f..43bb1ac5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { LiveChecker, OpenidConfigurationGetter, ReadyChecker } from './misc/ind
 
 import weaviateV2 from './v2/index.js';
 
+import filter from './collections/filters/index.js';
 import { ConsistencyLevel } from './data/replication.js';
 import users, { Users } from './users/index.js';
 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ const app = {
   AuthClientCredentials,
   configure,
   configGuards,
+  filter: filter<any>(),
   reconfigure,
   permissions,
 };