diff --git a/allianceauth/framework/datatables.py b/allianceauth/framework/datatables.py
index 5c855658..229bc50d 100644
--- a/allianceauth/framework/datatables.py
+++ b/allianceauth/framework/datatables.py
@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@ class DataTablesView(View):
         filter_qs = Q()
         for id, c in table_conf["columns"].items():
             _c = self.columns[int(id)][0]
-            if c["searchable"] and len(_c) > 0:
-                if c["columnControl"]:
+            if c.get("searchable", False) and len(_c) > 0:
+                if c.get("columnControl", False):
                     _sv = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["value"])
+                    """contains, equal, ends, starts, empty"""
                     _logic = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["logic"])
+                    """text, date, num"""
                     _type = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["type"])
-                    if len(_sv) > 0:
+                    if _logic == "empty":
+                        filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}': ""})
+                    elif len(_sv) > 0:
                         if _logic == "contains":
                             filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}__icontains': _sv})
                         elif _logic == "starts":
@@ -67,8 +71,7 @@ class DataTablesView(View):
                             filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}__iendswith': _sv})
                         elif _logic == "equal":
                             filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}': _sv})
-                        elif _logic == "empty":
-                            filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}': ""})
+
                 else:
                     _sv = str(c["search"]["value"])
                     if len(_sv) > 0:
@@ -81,6 +84,28 @@ class DataTablesView(View):
                     filter_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}__icontains': _gsv})
         return filter_qs
 
+    def except_qs(self, table_conf: dict):
+        # Search
+        except_qs = Q()
+        for id, c in table_conf["columns"].items():
+            _c = self.columns[int(id)][0]
+            if c.get("searchable", False) and len(_c) > 0:
+                if c.get("columnControl", False):
+                    _sv = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["value"])
+                    """notContains, notEqual, notEmpty"""
+                    _logic = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["logic"])
+                    """text, date, num"""
+                    _type = str(c["columnControl"]["search"]["type"])
+                    if _logic == "notEmpty":
+                            except_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}': ""})
+                    elif len(_sv) > 0:
+                        if _logic == "notContains":
+                            except_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}__icontains': _sv})
+                        elif _logic == "notEqual":
+                            except_qs |= Q(**{f'{_c}': _sv})
+
+        return except_qs
+
     def get_table_config(self, get: dict):
         _cols = nested_param_dict()
         for c, v in get.items():
@@ -134,6 +159,8 @@ class DataTablesView(View):
             **kwargs
         ).filter(
             self.filter_qs(table_conf)
+        ).exclude(
+            self.except_qs(table_conf)
         ).order_by(
             *self.get_order(table_conf)
         )
diff --git a/allianceauth/framework/tests/test_datatables.py b/allianceauth/framework/tests/test_datatables.py
index 3e1a64be..ce641a43 100644
--- a/allianceauth/framework/tests/test_datatables.py
+++ b/allianceauth/framework/tests/test_datatables.py
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ class TestDataTables(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(data[0][0], "1020")
         self.assertEqual(data[9][0], "1011")
 
+    def test_view_no_sort(self):
+        self.get_params.pop("order[0][column]")
+        self.get_params.pop("order[0][dir]")
+        self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        request = self.factory.get('/fake-url/', data=self.get_params)
+        response = TestView()
+        response.setup(request)
+        data = json.loads(response.get(request).content)["data"]
+        self.assertEqual(data[0][0], "1001")
+        self.assertEqual(data[9][0], "1010")
+
     def test_view_non_sortable_sort(self):
         self.get_params["order[0][dir]"] = "desc"
         self.get_params["order[0][column]"] = "0"