diff --git a/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_query.py b/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_query.py
index 0509f2d..189881f 100644
--- a/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_query.py
+++ b/tests/xapian_tests/tests/xapian_query.py
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ class XapianSearchQueryTestCase(TestCase):
         self.sq.add_filter(~SQ(content='world'))
         self.assertEqual(self.sq.build_query().get_description(), 'Xapian::Query(((<alldocuments> AND_NOT hello) AND (<alldocuments> AND_NOT world)))')
     
-    # def test_build_query_multiple_words_or(self):
-    #     self.sq.add_filter('content', 'hello', use_or=True)
-    #     self.sq.add_filter('content', 'world', use_or=True)
-    #     self.assertEqual(self.sq.build_query(), 'hello OR world')
-    # 
+    def test_build_query_multiple_words_or(self):
+        self.sq.add_filter(SQ(content='hello') | SQ(content='world'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.sq.build_query().get_description(), 'Xapian::Query((hello OR world))')
+    
     # def test_build_query_multiple_words_mixed(self):
     #     self.sq.add_filter('content', 'why')
     #     self.sq.add_filter('content', 'hello', use_or=True)
diff --git a/xapian_backend.py b/xapian_backend.py
index 7379469..442d7fa 100755
--- a/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/xapian_backend.py
@@ -947,7 +947,9 @@ class SearchQuery(BaseSearchQuery):
                 query_list.append(
                     xapian.Query(
                         xapian.Query.OP_AND, 
-                        self._query_from_search_node(child, child.negated)
+                        self._query_from_search_node(
+                            child, child.negated
+                        )
                     )
                 )
             else:
@@ -958,7 +960,10 @@ class SearchQuery(BaseSearchQuery):
                 else:
                     query_list.append(xapian.Query(value))
                 
-        return xapian.Query(xapian.Query.OP_AND, query_list)
+        if search_node.connector == 'OR':
+            return xapian.Query(xapian.Query.OP_OR, query_list)
+        else:
+            return xapian.Query(xapian.Query.OP_AND, query_list)
 
     def build_sub_query(self, value):
         return xapian.Query(value)