diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9b5ce0064..4f1b33ed7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/squirrel v1.2.0
 	github.com/astaxie/beego v1.12.1
 	github.com/bradleyjkemp/cupaloy v2.3.0+incompatible
-	github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200114062534-0653ffe9eab4
+	github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200327222046-b71e558c45d0
 	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible
 	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20191122115059-7e5c04feccd8
 	github.com/djherbis/fscache v0.10.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0be3b6581..fb65180b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200114062534-0653ffe9eab4 h1:VSoAcWJvj656TSyWbJ5KuGsi/J8dO5+iO9+5/7I8wao=
-github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200114062534-0653ffe9eab4/go.mod h1:tSgDythFsl0QgS/PFWfIZqcJKnkADWneY80jaVRlqK8=
+github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200327222046-b71e558c45d0 h1:qHX6TTBIsrpg0JkYNkoePIpstV37lhRVLj23bHUDNwk=
+github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20200327222046-b71e558c45d0/go.mod h1:tSgDythFsl0QgS/PFWfIZqcJKnkADWneY80jaVRlqK8=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible h1:7qlOGliEKZXTDg6OTjfoBKDXWrumCAMpl/TFQ4/5kLM=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZmtrrCbhqsmaPHjLKYnJCaQ=
 github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20191122115059-7e5c04feccd8 h1:nmFnmD8VZXkjDHIb1Gnfz50cgzUvGN72zLjPRXBW/hU=
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ github.com/fatih/structs v1.0.0 h1:BrX964Rv5uQ3wwS+KRUAJCBBw5PQmgJfJ6v4yly5QwU=
 github.com/fatih/structs v1.0.0/go.mod h1:9NiDSp5zOcgEDl+j00MP/WkGVPOlPRLejGD8Ga6PJ7M=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
-github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.3+incompatible h1:gakN3pDJnzZN5jqFV2TEdF66rTfKeITyR8qu6ekICEY=
-github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.4+incompatible h1:7fVnpr0gAXG15uDbtH+LwSeMztvIvlHrBNRkTzgphS0=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.0.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
 github.com/go-chi/cors v1.0.1 h1:56TT/uWGoLWZpnMI/AwAmCneikXr5eLsiIq27wrKecw=
diff --git a/persistence/sql_restful.go b/persistence/sql_restful.go
index 3b2335ff2..eb56b5cfe 100644
--- a/persistence/sql_restful.go
+++ b/persistence/sql_restful.go
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ type sqlRestful struct {
 	filterMappings map[string]filterFunc
 }
 
+func (r sqlRestful) parseRestFilters(options rest.QueryOptions) Sqlizer {
+	if len(options.Filters) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	filters := And{}
+	for f, v := range options.Filters {
+		if ff, ok := r.filterMappings[f]; ok {
+			filters = append(filters, ff(f, v))
+		} else if f == "id" {
+			filters = append(filters, eqFilter(f, v))
+		} else {
+			filters = append(filters, startsWithFilter(f, v))
+		}
+	}
+	return filters
+}
+
 func (r sqlRestful) parseRestOptions(options ...rest.QueryOptions) model.QueryOptions {
 	qo := model.QueryOptions{}
 	if len(options) > 0 {
@@ -23,22 +40,16 @@ func (r sqlRestful) parseRestOptions(options ...rest.QueryOptions) model.QueryOp
 		qo.Order = strings.ToLower(options[0].Order)
 		qo.Max = options[0].Max
 		qo.Offset = options[0].Offset
-		if len(options[0].Filters) > 0 {
-			filters := And{}
-			for f, v := range options[0].Filters {
-				if ff, ok := r.filterMappings[f]; ok {
-					filters = append(filters, ff(f, v))
-				} else {
-					filters = append(filters, startsWithFilter(f, v))
-				}
-			}
-			qo.Filters = filters
-		}
+		qo.Filters = r.parseRestFilters(options[0])
 	}
 	return qo
 }
 
-func startsWithFilter(field string, value interface{}) Like {
+func eqFilter(field string, value interface{}) Sqlizer {
+	return Eq{field: value}
+}
+
+func startsWithFilter(field string, value interface{}) Sqlizer {
 	return Like{field: fmt.Sprintf("%s%%", value)}
 }
 
diff --git a/persistence/sql_restful_test.go b/persistence/sql_restful_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..429813b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/sql_restful_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package persistence
+
+import (
+	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
+	"github.com/deluan/rest"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("sqlRestful", func() {
+	Describe("parseRestFilters", func() {
+		var r sqlRestful
+		var options rest.QueryOptions
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			r = sqlRestful{}
+		})
+
+		It("returns nil if filters is empty", func() {
+			options.Filters = nil
+			Expect(r.parseRestFilters(options)).To(BeNil())
+		})
+
+		It("returns a '=' condition for 'id' filter", func() {
+			options.Filters = map[string]interface{}{"id": "123"}
+			Expect(r.parseRestFilters(options)).To(Equal(squirrel.And{squirrel.Eq{"id": "123"}}))
+		})
+
+		It("returns a 'in' condition for multiples 'id' filters", func() {
+			options.Filters = map[string]interface{}{"id": []string{"123", "456"}}
+			Expect(r.parseRestFilters(options)).To(Equal(squirrel.And{squirrel.Eq{"id": []string{"123", "456"}}}))
+		})
+
+		It("returns a 'like' condition for other filters", func() {
+			options.Filters = map[string]interface{}{"name": "joe"}
+			Expect(r.parseRestFilters(options)).To(Equal(squirrel.And{squirrel.Like{"name": "joe%"}}))
+		})
+
+		It("uses the custom filter", func() {
+			r.filterMappings = map[string]filterFunc{
+				"test": func(field string, value interface{}) squirrel.Sqlizer {
+					return squirrel.Gt{field: value}
+				},
+			}
+			options.Filters = map[string]interface{}{"test": 100}
+			Expect(r.parseRestFilters(options)).To(Equal(squirrel.And{squirrel.Gt{"test": 100}}))
+		})
+	})
+})