diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f90eec5d..c226ee2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@
   },
   "version": "3.1.3",
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^5.0.0"
+    "chalk": "^4.1.2 <5.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/mocks.ts b/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
index 4142ba48..5390a32e 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/mocks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { async } from 'rxjs';
 import { Repository, FindManyOptions } from 'typeorm';
 
 export class MockRepository extends Repository<any> {
@@ -14,17 +13,17 @@ export class MockRepository extends Repository<any> {
     return [await this.find(options), await this.count(options)];
   };
 
-  find = async (options?: FindManyOptions<any>): Promise<any[]> => {
+  find = jest.fn(async (options?: FindManyOptions<any>): Promise<any[]> => {
     const startIndex = options.skip;
     const endIndex = startIndex + options.take;
 
     const localItems = this.items.slice(startIndex, endIndex);
     return localItems;
-  };
+  });
 
-  count = async (options?: FindManyOptions<any>): Promise<number> => {
+  count = jest.fn(async (options?: FindManyOptions<any>): Promise<number> => {
     return this.items.length;
-  };
+  });
 }
 
 export class Entity {}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
index 4602b1ee..032670ea 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,43 @@ describe('Test paginate function', () => {
     expect(results).toBeInstanceOf(Pagination);
   });
 
+  it('Calls to `find` & `count` should be correct (with explicit `where` clause)', async () => {
+    const mockRepository = new MockRepository(0);
+    const paginateOpts = {
+        limit: 8,
+        page: 2,
+      };
+      const findCondition = {
+          where: {foo: 'bar'},
+          orderBy: {
+              foo: 'ASC'
+          }
+      }
+
+    paginate<any>(mockRepository, {...paginateOpts}, findCondition);
+
+    expect(mockRepository.find).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockRepository.find).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({skip: 8, take: 8, ...findCondition}));
+    expect(mockRepository.count).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockRepository.count).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(findCondition.where));
+  });
+
+  it('Calls to `find` & `count` should be correct (with implicit `where` clause)', async () => {
+    const mockRepository = new MockRepository(0);
+    const paginateOpts = {
+        limit: 8,
+        page: 2,
+      };
+      const findCondition = {foo: 'bar'};
+
+    paginate<any>(mockRepository, {...paginateOpts}, findCondition);
+
+    expect(mockRepository.find).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockRepository.find).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({skip: 8, take: 8, where: findCondition}));
+    expect(mockRepository.count).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockRepository.count).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(findCondition));
+  });
+
   it('Item length should be correct', async () => {
     const mockRepository = new MockRepository(10);
 
diff --git a/src/paginate.ts b/src/paginate.ts
index cb293970..bb6281d3 100644
--- a/src/paginate.ts
+++ b/src/paginate.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {
   Repository,
-  FindManyOptions,
   SelectQueryBuilder,
   ObjectLiteral,
   FindConditions,
+  FindOneOptions,
 } from 'typeorm';
 import { Pagination } from './pagination';
 import {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PAGE = 1;
 export async function paginate<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
   repository: Repository<T>,
   options: IPaginationOptions<CustomMetaType>,
-  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindManyOptions<T>,
+  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindOneOptions<T>,
 ): Promise<Pagination<T, CustomMetaType>>;
 export async function paginate<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
   queryBuilder: SelectQueryBuilder<T>,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function paginate<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
 export async function paginate<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
   repositoryOrQueryBuilder: Repository<T> | SelectQueryBuilder<T>,
   options: IPaginationOptions<CustomMetaType>,
-  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindManyOptions<T>,
+  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindOneOptions<T>,
 ) {
   return repositoryOrQueryBuilder instanceof Repository
     ? paginateRepository<T, CustomMetaType>(
@@ -150,10 +150,17 @@ function resolveNumericOption(
   return defaultValue;
 }
 
+const normalizeSearchOptions = <T>(searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindOneOptions<T>): FindOneOptions<T> => {
+    if(searchOptions && typeof searchOptions === 'object' && ('where' in searchOptions || 'order' in searchOptions)){
+        return searchOptions;
+    } else {
+        return {where: searchOptions};
+    }
+}
 async function paginateRepository<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
   repository: Repository<T>,
   options: IPaginationOptions<CustomMetaType>,
-  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindManyOptions<T>,
+  searchOptions?: FindConditions<T> | FindOneOptions<T>,
 ): Promise<Pagination<T, CustomMetaType>> {
   const [page, limit, route, paginationType, countQueries] =
     resolveOptions(options);
@@ -170,19 +177,18 @@ async function paginateRepository<T, CustomMetaType = IPaginationMeta>(
     });
   }
 
+  const normalizedOpts = normalizeSearchOptions(searchOptions);
   const promises: [Promise<T[]>, Promise<number> | undefined] = [
     repository.find({
       skip: limit * (page - 1),
       take: limit,
-      ...searchOptions,
+      ...normalizedOpts,
     }),
     undefined,
   ];
 
   if (countQueries) {
-    promises[1] = repository.count({
-      ...searchOptions,
-    });
+    promises[1] = repository.count(normalizedOpts.where as any);
   }
 
   const [items, total] = await Promise.all(promises);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9e9f95ec..7ed3bab8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ chalk@^2.0.0:
     escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
     supports-color "^5.3.0"
 
-chalk@^4.0.0, chalk@^4.1.0:
+chalk@^4.0.0, chalk@^4.1.0, "chalk@^4.1.2 <5.0.0":
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-4.1.2.tgz#aac4e2b7734a740867aeb16bf02aad556a1e7a01"
   integrity sha512-oKnbhFyRIXpUuez8iBMmyEa4nbj4IOQyuhc/wy9kY7/WVPcwIO9VA668Pu8RkO7+0G76SLROeyw9CpQ061i4mA==
@@ -1282,11 +1282,6 @@ chalk@^4.0.0, chalk@^4.1.0:
     ansi-styles "^4.1.0"
     supports-color "^7.1.0"
 
-chalk@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-5.0.0.tgz#bd96c6bb8e02b96e08c0c3ee2a9d90e050c7b832"
-  integrity sha512-/duVOqst+luxCQRKEo4bNxinsOQtMP80ZYm7mMqzuh5PociNL0PvmHFvREJ9ueYL2TxlHjBcmLCdmocx9Vg+IQ==
-
 char-regex@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/char-regex/-/char-regex-1.0.2.tgz#d744358226217f981ed58f479b1d6bcc29545dcf"