diff --git a/lib/API/JSON/ResponseBuilders/SegmentsResponseBuilder.php b/lib/API/JSON/ResponseBuilders/SegmentsResponseBuilder.php
index 553ed2692b..4f94adfe8b 100644
--- a/lib/API/JSON/ResponseBuilders/SegmentsResponseBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/API/JSON/ResponseBuilders/SegmentsResponseBuilder.php
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-<?php
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
 
 namespace MailPoet\API\JSON\ResponseBuilders;
 
-use MailPoet\Entities\DynamicSegmentFilterData;
 use MailPoet\Entities\SegmentEntity;
 use MailPoet\Segments\SegmentSubscribersRepository;
 use MailPoet\WP\Functions;
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ class SegmentsResponseBuilder {
   }
 
   public function build(SegmentEntity $segment): array {
-    $firstFilter = $segment->getDynamicFilters()->first();
-    $filterData = $firstFilter ? $firstFilter->getFilterData() : null;
     return [
       'id' => (string)$segment->getId(), // (string) for BC
       'name' => $segment->getName(),
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ class SegmentsResponseBuilder {
       'updated_at' => $segment->getUpdatedAt()->format(self::DATE_FORMAT),
       'deleted_at' => ($deletedAt = $segment->getDeletedAt()) ? $deletedAt->format(self::DATE_FORMAT) : null,
       'average_engagement_score' => $segment->getAverageEngagementScore(),
-      'filters_connect' => $filterData && $filterData->getParam('connect') ? $filterData->getParam('connect') : DynamicSegmentFilterData::CONNECT_TYPE_AND,
+      'filters_connect' => $segment->getFiltersConnectOperand(),
     ];
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/Entities/SegmentEntity.php b/lib/Entities/SegmentEntity.php
index c4a43c1cc2..f5cc51dd93 100644
--- a/lib/Entities/SegmentEntity.php
+++ b/lib/Entities/SegmentEntity.php
@@ -150,4 +150,17 @@ class SegmentEntity {
   public function setAverageEngagementScoreUpdatedAt(?\DateTimeInterface $averageEngagementScoreUpdatedAt): void {
     $this->averageEngagementScoreUpdatedAt = $averageEngagementScoreUpdatedAt;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns connect operand from the first filter, when doesn't exist, then returns a default value.
+   * @return string
+   */
+  public function getFiltersConnectOperand(): string {
+    $firstFilter = $this->getDynamicFilters()->first();
+    $filterData = $firstFilter ? $firstFilter->getFilterData() : null;
+    if (!$firstFilter || !$filterData) {
+      return DynamicSegmentFilterData::CONNECT_TYPE_AND;
+    }
+    return $filterData->getParam('connect') ?: DynamicSegmentFilterData::CONNECT_TYPE_AND;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Segments/DynamicSegments/FilterHandler.php b/lib/Segments/DynamicSegments/FilterHandler.php
index 4c45e94f9f..7045ff4b8c 100644
--- a/lib/Segments/DynamicSegments/FilterHandler.php
+++ b/lib/Segments/DynamicSegments/FilterHandler.php
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@ class FilterHandler {
   private function joinSubqueries(QueryBuilder $queryBuilder, SegmentEntity $segment, array $subQueries): QueryBuilder {
     $filter = $segment->getDynamicFilters()->first();
     if (!$filter) return $queryBuilder;
-    $filterData = $filter->getFilterData();
-    $data = $filterData->getData();
     $subscribersTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(SubscriberEntity::class)->getTableName();
 
-    if (!isset($data['connect']) || $data['connect'] === DynamicSegmentFilterData::CONNECT_TYPE_OR) {
+    if ($segment->getFiltersConnectOperand() === DynamicSegmentFilterData::CONNECT_TYPE_OR) {
       // the final query: SELECT * FROM subscribers INNER JOIN (filter_select1 UNION filter_select2) filtered_subscribers ON filtered_subscribers.inner_subscriber_id = id
       $queryBuilder->innerJoin(
         $subscribersTable,