diff --git a/F23.ODataLite/F23.ODataLite.csproj b/F23.ODataLite/F23.ODataLite.csproj
index 818cd15..c15fea8 100644
--- a/F23.ODataLite/F23.ODataLite.csproj
+++ b/F23.ODataLite/F23.ODataLite.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageTags>odata asp.net core lite</PackageTags>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <Copyright>2019, feature[23]</Copyright>
-    <Version>2.0.0-beta1</Version>
+    <Version>2.0.0-beta2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor.cs b/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor.cs
index d53a4a1..94e5d35 100644
--- a/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor.cs
+++ b/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor.cs
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ namespace F23.ODataLite.Internal
     internal class ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor : ISyntacticTreeVisitor<Expression>
     {
         private static readonly MethodInfo _hasFlagMethod = typeof(Enum).GetMethod(nameof(Enum.HasFlag), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
+        private static readonly MethodInfo _toStringMethod = typeof(object).GetMethod(nameof(ToString), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
         private static readonly MethodInfo _fuzzyEqualsMethod = typeof(ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor).GetMethod(nameof(FuzzyEquals), BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
 
         private readonly ParameterExpression _parameter;
         private readonly IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> _properties;
+        private readonly bool _inMemoryEvaluation;
 
-        public ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor(ParameterExpression parameterExpression, IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> properties)
+        public ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor(ParameterExpression parameterExpression, IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> properties, bool inMemoryEvaluation)
         {
             _parameter = parameterExpression;
             _properties = properties;
+            _inMemoryEvaluation = inMemoryEvaluation;
         }
 
         private static bool FuzzyEquals(object left, object right)
@@ -77,7 +80,21 @@ public Expression Visit(BinaryOperatorToken tokenIn)
 
         private Expression GetEqualsExpression(BinaryOperatorToken tokenIn)
         {
-            return Expression.Call(null, _fuzzyEqualsMethod, Expression.Convert(tokenIn.Left.Accept(this), typeof(object)), Expression.Convert(tokenIn.Right.Accept(this), typeof(object)));
+            if (_inMemoryEvaluation) 
+                return Expression.Call(null, _fuzzyEqualsMethod, Expression.Convert(tokenIn.Left.Accept(this), typeof(object)), Expression.Convert(tokenIn.Right.Accept(this), typeof(object)));
+
+            var left = tokenIn.Left.Accept(this);
+            var right = tokenIn.Right.Accept(this);
+
+            return Expression.Or(
+                Expression.Equal(left, right),
+                Expression.And(
+                    Expression.And(
+                        Expression.NotEqual(left, Expression.Constant(null)),
+                        Expression.NotEqual(right, Expression.Constant(null))),
+                    Expression.Equal(Expression.Call(left, _toStringMethod), Expression.Call(right, _toStringMethod))
+                )
+            );
         }
 
         public Expression Visit(InToken tokenIn)
diff --git a/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ODataFilterOperator.cs b/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ODataFilterOperator.cs
index d36097e..5d914c2 100644
--- a/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ODataFilterOperator.cs
+++ b/F23.ODataLite/Internal/ODataFilterOperator.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace F23.ODataLite.Internal
 {
     internal static class ODataFilterOperator
     {
-        public static IQueryable<T> Apply<T>(IQueryable<T> data, IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> properties, string parameter)
+        public static IQueryable<T> Apply<T>(IQueryable<T> data, IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> properties, string parameter, bool isQueryable)
         {
             var parser = new UriQueryExpressionParser(10);
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public static IQueryable<T> Apply<T>(IQueryable<T> data, IEnumerable<PropertyInf
 
             var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T));
 
-            var visitor = new ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor(param, properties);
+            var visitor = new ExpressionQueryTokenVisitor(param, properties, !isQueryable);
 
             var expr = token.Accept(visitor);
 
diff --git a/F23.ODataLite/ODataLiteAttribute.cs b/F23.ODataLite/ODataLiteAttribute.cs
index 83fbbf6..c00009b 100644
--- a/F23.ODataLite/ODataLiteAttribute.cs
+++ b/F23.ODataLite/ODataLiteAttribute.cs
@@ -40,10 +40,23 @@ public override async Task OnResultExecutionAsync(ResultExecutingContext context
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!ok.Value.IsQueryableOrEnumerable(out var rawData) 
-                && (ok.Value is HypermediaResponse hypermedia && !hypermedia.Content.IsQueryableOrEnumerable(out rawData)))
+            bool isQueryable = ok.Value.IsQueryable(out var rawData);
+
+            if (!isQueryable && !ok.Value.IsEnumerable(out rawData))
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Data (or HypermediaResponse.Content) must be IQueryable<T> or IEnumerable<T> to use ODataLite. Pass a queryable or enumerable, or remove this attribute.");
+                if (ok.Value is HypermediaResponse hypermedia)
+                {
+                    isQueryable = hypermedia.Content.IsQueryable(out rawData);
+
+                    if (!isQueryable && !hypermedia.Content.IsEnumerable(out rawData))
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException("HypermediaResponse.Content must be IQueryable<T> or IEnumerable<T> to use ODataLite. Pass a queryable or enumerable, or remove this attribute.");
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Data must be IQueryable<T> or IEnumerable<T> to use ODataLite. Pass a queryable or enumerable, or remove this attribute.");
+                }
             }
 
             var itemType = rawData.GetType().GetGenericArguments().First();
@@ -55,7 +68,7 @@ public override async Task OnResultExecutionAsync(ResultExecutingContext context
 
             applyMethod = applyMethod.MakeGenericMethod(itemType);
 
-            if (applyMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { context, rawData, ok.Value as HypermediaResponse }) is Task<ObjectResult> result)
+            if (applyMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { context, rawData, ok.Value as HypermediaResponse, isQueryable }) is Task<ObjectResult> result)
             {
                 context.Result = await result;
             }
@@ -63,7 +76,7 @@ public override async Task OnResultExecutionAsync(ResultExecutingContext context
             await base.OnResultExecutionAsync(context, next);
         }
         
-        private static async Task<ObjectResult> ApplyODataAsync<T>(ActionContext context, IQueryable rawData, HypermediaResponse hypermediaResponse)
+        private static async Task<ObjectResult> ApplyODataAsync<T>(ActionContext context, IQueryable rawData, HypermediaResponse hypermediaResponse, bool isQueryable)
         {
             var data = (IQueryable<T>)rawData;
 
@@ -74,7 +87,7 @@ private static async Task<ObjectResult> ApplyODataAsync<T>(ActionContext context
 
             if (query.HasParam("$filter", out var filterValue))
             {
-                data = ODataFilterOperator.Apply(data, properties.Value, filterValue);
+                data = ODataFilterOperator.Apply(data, properties.Value, filterValue, isQueryable);
             }
 
             if (query.HasParam("$orderby", out var orderByValue))