diff --git a/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/fragments/getDatasetsFilterValuesV2.server.ts b/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/fragments/getDatasetsFilterValuesV2.server.ts
index 5d5bb8586..d9eaee4b2 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/fragments/getDatasetsFilterValuesV2.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/fragments/getDatasetsFilterValuesV2.server.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { gql } from 'app/__generated_v2__'
 
 /**
- * Shares filter options queries between datasets and deposition pages (filters are near identical).
+ * Shares aggregate queries between datasets and deposition pages (the 2 pages are very similar).
  *
- * Parent query must define $depositionFilter.
+ * Parent query must define $depositionIdFilter. If $depositionIdFilter is undefined, the queries
+ *  will count everything. It makes the fragment significantly more readable to allow sending an
+ *  empty argument object.
  */
-export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
+export const GET_DATASETS_AGGREGATES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
   fragment DatasetsAggregates on Query {
-    distinctOrganismNames: datasetsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionFilter }) {
+    distinctOrganismNames: datasetsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    distinctCameraManufacturers: tiltseriesAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionFilter }) {
+    distinctCameraManufacturers: tiltseriesAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    distinctReconstructionMethods: tomogramsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionFilter }) {
+    distinctReconstructionMethods: tomogramsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    distinctReconstructionSoftwares: tomogramsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionFilter }) {
+    distinctReconstructionSoftwares: tomogramsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    distinctObjectNames: annotationsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionFilter }) {
+    distinctObjectNames: annotationsAggregate(where: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ export const GET_DATASETS_FILTER_VALUES_FRAGMENT = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    distinctShapeTypes: annotationShapesAggregate(where: { annotation: { depositionId: $depositionFilter } }) {
+    distinctShapeTypes: annotationShapesAggregate(where: { annotation: { depositionId: $depositionIdFilter } }) {
       aggregate {
         count
         groupBy {
diff --git a/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/getDatasetsV2.server.ts b/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/getDatasetsV2.server.ts
index dbfffad43..78938cb28 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/getDatasetsV2.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/data-portal/app/graphql/getDatasetsV2.server.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const GET_DATASETS_QUERY = gql(`
     $offset: Int,
     $orderBy: [DatasetOrderByClause!]!,
     $filter: DatasetWhereClause!,
-    $depositionFilter: IntComparators # Unused, but must be defined because DatasetsFilterValues references it.
+    $depositionIdFilter: IntComparators # Unused, but must be defined because DatasetsFilterValues references it.
   ) {
     datasets(
       where: $filter
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const GET_DATASETS_QUERY = gql(`
       }
     }
 
-    ...DatasetsFilterValues
+    ...DatasetsAggregates @include(if: $filterByDeposition)
   }
 `)