diff --git a/perl_lib/EPrints/Repository.pm b/perl_lib/EPrints/Repository.pm
index 2e003481..c06528e4 100644
--- a/perl_lib/EPrints/Repository.pm
+++ b/perl_lib/EPrints/Repository.pm
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ sub param
 
         if( defined $name )
         {
-                @result = $self->{query}->param( $name );
+                @result = $self->{query}->multi_param( $name );
         }
         else
         {