diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7267104..a2a996e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-evDmhkoA+cBNiQQQdSKZa2b9+W2mpLoj50367lhy+Klnx9OV8XlCIhigUnn1gaTFLQCa0kdNhEGDr0hCXOQFDw==",
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-        "commander": "2.9.0",
-        "debug": "2.6.8",
-        "diff": "3.2.0",
+        "commander": "2.11.0",
+        "debug": "3.1.0",
+        "diff": "3.3.1",
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-        "glob": "7.1.1",
-        "growl": "1.9.2",
-        "json3": "3.3.2",
-        "lodash.create": "3.1.1",
+        "glob": "7.1.2",
+        "growl": "1.10.3",
+        "he": "1.1.1",
         "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
-        "supports-color": "3.1.2"
+        "supports-color": "4.4.0"
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/growl/-/growl-1.10.3.tgz",
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+        "has-flag": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-6CB68cx7MNRGzHC3NLXovhj4jVE=",
+          "dev": true
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-          "integrity": "sha1-cqJiiU2dQIuVbKBf83su2KbiotU=",
+          "version": "4.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-4.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-rKC3+DyXWgK0ZLKwmRsrkyHVZAjNkfzeehuFWdGGcqGDTZFH73+RH6S/RDAAxl9GusSjZSUWYLmT9N5pzXFOXQ==",
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diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 89c0d24..bc906e0 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Service {
         return query[method].call(query, column, value);
       }
 
-      return query.where(column, operator, value);
+      return operator === '=' ? query.where(column, value) : query.where(column, operator, value);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 9c5d398..96d92c2 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -141,6 +141,114 @@ describe('Feathers Knex Service', () => {
         app.service('/people').remove(null);
       });
     });
+
+    it('where conditions support NULL values properly', () => {
+      app.service('/people').create([{
+        name: 'Dave without age',
+        age: null
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dave',
+        age: 32
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dada',
+        age: 1
+      }]);
+
+      return app.service('/people').find({
+        query: {
+          age: null
+        }
+      }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.be.equal('Dave without age');
+        expect(data[0].age).to.be.equal(null);
+        app.service('/people').remove(null);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('where conditions support NOT NULL case properly', () => {
+      app.service('/people').create([{
+        name: 'Dave without age',
+        age: null
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dave',
+        age: 32
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dada',
+        age: 1
+      }]);
+
+      return app.service('/people').find({
+        query: {
+          age: {$ne: null}
+        }
+      }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.equal(2);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.not.be.equal('Dave without age');
+        expect(data[0].age).to.not.be.equal(null);
+        expect(data[1].name).to.not.be.equal('Dave without age');
+        expect(data[1].age).to.not.be.equal(null);
+        app.service('/people').remove(null);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('where conditions support NULL values within AND conditions', () => {
+      app.service('/people').create([{
+        name: 'Dave',
+        age: null
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dave',
+        age: 32
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dada',
+        age: 1
+      }]);
+
+      return app.service('/people').find({
+        query: {
+          age: null,
+          name: 'Dave'
+        }
+      }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(data[0].name).to.be.equal('Dave');
+        expect(data[0].age).to.be.equal(null);
+        app.service('/people').remove(null);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('where conditions support NULL values within OR conditions', () => {
+      app.service('/people').create([{
+        name: 'Dave without age',
+        age: null
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dave',
+        age: 32
+      }, {
+        name: 'Dada',
+        age: 1
+      }]);
+
+      return app.service('/people').find({
+        query: {
+          $or: [
+            {
+              age: null
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'Dada'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }).then(data => {
+        expect(data.length).to.equal(2);
+        expect(data[0].name).not.be.equal('Dave');
+        expect(data[0].age).not.be.equal(32);
+        expect(data[1].name).not.be.equal('Dave');
+        expect(data[1].age).not.be.equal(32);
+        app.service('/people').remove(null);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });