diff --git a/server/datastore/datastore_hosts_test.go b/server/datastore/datastore_hosts_test.go
index 67336975fd..5bf61bafb2 100644
--- a/server/datastore/datastore_hosts_test.go
+++ b/server/datastore/datastore_hosts_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func testDeleteHost(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }
 
-func testListHost(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
+func testListHosts(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
 	hosts := []*kolide.Host{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		host, err := ds.NewHost(&kolide.Host{
@@ -155,6 +155,41 @@ func testListHost(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
 	require.Equal(t, hosts[0].ID, hosts2[0].ID)
 }
 
+func testListHostsStatus(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		_, err := ds.NewHost(&kolide.Host{
+			DetailUpdateTime: time.Now(),
+			LabelUpdateTime:  time.Now(),
+			SeenTime:         time.Now().Add(-time.Duration(i) *time.Minute),
+			OsqueryHostID:    strconv.Itoa(i),
+			NodeKey:          fmt.Sprintf("%d", i),
+			UUID:             fmt.Sprintf("%d", i),
+			HostName:         fmt.Sprintf("foo.local%d", i),
+		})
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	hosts, err := ds.ListHosts(kolide.HostListOptions{StatusFilter: "online"})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(hosts))
+
+	hosts, err = ds.ListHosts(kolide.HostListOptions{StatusFilter: "offline"})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 9, len(hosts))
+
+	hosts, err = ds.ListHosts(kolide.HostListOptions{StatusFilter: "mia"})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(hosts))
+
+	hosts, err = ds.ListHosts(kolide.HostListOptions{StatusFilter: "new"})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 10, len(hosts))
+}
+
+
 func testEnrollHost(t *testing.T, ds kolide.Datastore) {
 	test.AddAllHostsLabel(t, ds)
 	var hosts []*kolide.Host
diff --git a/server/datastore/datastore_test.go b/server/datastore/datastore_test.go
index 482a682293..f94a177676 100644
--- a/server/datastore/datastore_test.go
+++ b/server/datastore/datastore_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ var testFunctions = [...]func(*testing.T, kolide.Datastore){
 	testListUniqueHostsInLabels,
 	testSaveHosts,
 	testDeleteHost,
-	testListHost,
+	testListHosts,
+	testListHostsStatus,
 	testListHostsInPack,
 	testListPacksForHost,
 	testHostIDsByName,
diff --git a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
index ab1a328b7e..efdcc65576 100644
--- a/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
+++ b/server/datastore/mysql/hosts.go
@@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ func (d *Datastore) ListHosts(opt kolide.HostListOptions) ([]*kolide.Host, error
 	var params []interface{}
 	switch opt.StatusFilter {
 	case "new":
-		sql += "AND DATE_ADD(created_at, INTERVAL 1 DAY) >= ?"
+		sql += "WHERE DATE_ADD(created_at, INTERVAL 1 DAY) >= ?"
 		params = append(params, time.Now())
 	case "online":
-		sql += fmt.Sprintf("AND DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL LEAST(distributed_interval, config_tls_refresh) + %d SECOND) > ?", kolide.OnlineIntervalBuffer)
+		sql += fmt.Sprintf("WHERE DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL LEAST(distributed_interval, config_tls_refresh) + %d SECOND) > ?", kolide.OnlineIntervalBuffer)
 		params = append(params, time.Now())
 	case "offline":
-		sql += fmt.Sprintf("AND DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL LEAST(distributed_interval, config_tls_refresh) + %d SECOND) <= ? AND DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL 30 DAY) >= ?", kolide.OnlineIntervalBuffer)
+		sql += fmt.Sprintf("WHERE DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL LEAST(distributed_interval, config_tls_refresh) + %d SECOND) <= ? AND DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL 30 DAY) >= ?", kolide.OnlineIntervalBuffer)
 		params = append(params, time.Now(), time.Now())
 	case "mia":
-		sql += "AND DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL 30 DAY) <= ?"
+		sql += "WHERE DATE_ADD(seen_time, INTERVAL 30 DAY) <= ?"
 		params = append(params, time.Now())
 	}
 	sql = appendListOptionsToSQL(sql, opt.ListOptions)