diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotEqualOperator.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotEqualOperator.java
index cb84c5f7480d..252335358337 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotEqualOperator.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotEqualOperator.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 package org.hisp.dhis.query.operators;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Join;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
 import org.hibernate.criterion.Criterion;
@@ -61,7 +62,13 @@ public <Y> Predicate getPredicate(CriteriaBuilder builder, Root<Y> root, QueryPa
         throw new QueryException(
             "Left-side is collection, and right-side is not a valid integer, so can't compare by size.");
       }
-
+      if (queryPath.haveAlias()) {
+        for (Join<Y, ?> join : root.getJoins()) {
+          if (join.getAlias().equals(queryPath.getAlias()[0])) {
+            return builder.equal(join.get(queryPath.getProperty().getFieldName()), args.get(0));
+          }
+        }
+      }
       return builder.notEqual(builder.size(root.get(queryPath.getPath())), value);
     }
     return builder.notEqual(root.get(queryPath.getPath()), args.get(0));
diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotInOperator.java b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotInOperator.java
index 38eb9c1022bb..7af146be9691 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotInOperator.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/query/operators/NotInOperator.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 package org.hisp.dhis.query.operators;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
+import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Join;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -62,7 +63,13 @@ public <Y> Predicate getPredicate(CriteriaBuilder builder, Root<Y> root, QueryPa
                       queryPath.getProperty().getItemKlass(),
                       getCollectionArgs().get(0))));
     }
-
+    if (queryPath.haveAlias()) {
+      for (Join<Y, ?> join : root.getJoins()) {
+        if (join.getAlias().equals(queryPath.getAlias()[0])) {
+          return builder.not(join.get(queryPath.getProperty().getFieldName()).in(getCollectionArgs().get(0)));
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return builder.not(root.get(queryPath.getPath()).in(getCollectionArgs().get(0)));
   }