diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b60fcfa8..2b19b601 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ include .bingo/Variables.mk
 FILES_TO_FMT ?= $(shell find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.go' -print)
 MDOX_VALIDATE_CONFIG ?= .mdox.validate.yaml
 
+# if macos, use gsed
+SED ?= $(shell which gsed 2>/dev/null || which sed)
+
+
 define require_clean_work_tree
 	@git update-index -q --ignore-submodules --refresh
 
diff --git a/engine/engine_test.go b/engine/engine_test.go
index fd7e2d28..46bfa392 100644
--- a/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -1073,6 +1073,34 @@ func TestQueriesAgainstOldEngine(t *testing.T) {
 	+ on() group_left()
 	sum(http_requests_total{ns="nginx"})`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "binop with positive matcher using regex, only one side has data",
+			load: `load 30s
+					metric{} 1+2x5
+					metric{} 1+2x20`,
+			query: `sum(rate(metric{err=~".+"}[5m])) / sum(rate(metric{}[5m]))`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "binop with positive matcher using regex, both sides have data",
+			load: `load 30s
+					metric{} 1+2x5
+					metric{err="FooBarKey"} 1+2x20`,
+			query: `sum(rate(metric{err=~".+"}[5m])) / sum(rate(metric{}[5m]))`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "binop with negative matcher using regex, only one side has data",
+			load: `load 30s
+					metric{} 1+2x5
+					metric{} 1+2x20`,
+			query: `sum(rate(metric{err!~".+"}[5m])) / sum(rate(metric{}[5m]))`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "binop with negative matcher using regex, both sides have data",
+			load: `load 30s
+					metric{} 1+2x5
+					metric{err="FooBarKey"} 1+2x20`,
+			query: `sum(rate(metric{err!~".+"}[5m])) / sum(rate(metric{}[5m]))`,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "scalar func with NaN",
 			load: `load 30s
diff --git a/execution/storage/filter.go b/execution/storage/filter.go
index b35ca7b5..4af0f1a0 100644
--- a/execution/storage/filter.go
+++ b/execution/storage/filter.go
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@ func (f filter) Matches(series storage.Series) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	for _, l := range series.Labels() {
-		m, ok := f.matcherSet[l.Name]
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		if !m.Matches(l.Value) {
+	for name, m := range f.matcherSet {
+		label := series.Labels().Get(name)
+		if !m.Matches(label) {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/execution/storage/filter_test.go b/execution/storage/filter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af9c1db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/execution/storage/filter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright (c) The Thanos Community Authors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+
+package storage_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/labels"
+	promstg "github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage"
+	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb/chunkenc"
+
+	"github.com/thanos-community/promql-engine/execution/storage"
+)
+
+func TestFilter_Matches(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		matchers []*labels.Matcher
+		series   promstg.Series
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty matchers",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar")},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no match",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchEqual, "foo", "bar")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("foo", "baz")},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "regex match",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchRegexp, "foo", "ba.")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar")},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "regex no match",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchRegexp, "foo", "ba.")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("foo", "nope")},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple matchers",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchEqual, "foo", "bar"), labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchEqual, "baz", "qux")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar", "baz", "qux")},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single regex matcher, with label name not present",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchRegexp, "foo", ".*")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("bar", "baz")},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single regex matcher, with label name not present, negative regex",
+			matchers: []*labels.Matcher{labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchNotRegexp, "foo", ".*")},
+			series:   &mockLabelSeries{labels: labels.FromStrings("bar", "baz")},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			f := storage.NewFilter(tc.matchers)
+			if got := f.Matches(tc.series); got != tc.expected {
+				if tc.expected {
+					t.Errorf("expected %s to match %s, but it did not.", tc.series.Labels().String(), tc.matchers)
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("expected %s to not match %s, but it did.", tc.series.Labels().String(), tc.matchers)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type mockLabelSeries struct {
+	labels labels.Labels
+}
+
+func (s *mockLabelSeries) Labels() labels.Labels {
+	return s.labels
+}
+
+func (s *mockLabelSeries) Iterator() chunkenc.Iterator {
+	return nil
+}