diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.spec.ts
index e01af7fd4..b6b831a7c 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.spec.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@ describe('CustomFieldQueryAtom', () => {
     atom.value = [1, 3]
     expect(changeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
+
+  it('should emit one changed event when operator change coerces value', () => {
+    const atom = new CustomFieldQueryAtom([
+      1,
+      CustomFieldQueryOperator.In,
+      [1, 2],
+    ])
+    const changeSpy = jest.fn()
+    atom.changed.subscribe(changeSpy)
+
+    atom.operator = CustomFieldQueryOperator.Exact
+
+    expect(changeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(atom.serialize()).toEqual([1, CustomFieldQueryOperator.Exact, ''])
+  })
 })
 
 describe('CustomFieldQueryExpression', () => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.ts b/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.ts
index 34891641a..8de4edb28 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/utils/custom-field-query-element.ts
@@ -70,29 +70,29 @@ export class CustomFieldQueryAtom extends CustomFieldQueryElement {
     const newTypes: string[] =
       CUSTOM_FIELD_QUERY_VALUE_TYPES_BY_OPERATOR[operator]?.split('|')
     if (!newTypes) {
-      this.value = null
+      this._value = null
     } else {
       if (!newTypes.includes(typeof this.value)) {
         switch (newTypes[0]) {
           case 'string':
-            this.value = ''
+            this._value = ''
             break
           case 'boolean':
-            this.value = 'true'
+            this._value = 'true'
             break
           case 'array':
-            this.value = []
+            this._value = []
             break
           case 'number':
             const num = parseFloat(this.value as string)
-            this.value = isNaN(num) ? null : num.toString()
+            this._value = isNaN(num) ? null : num.toString()
             break
         }
       } else if (
         ['true', 'false'].includes(this.value as string) &&
         newTypes.includes('string')
       ) {
-        this.value = ''
+        this._value = ''
       }
     }
     super.operator = operator