diff --git a/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php b/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
index 1710b84..4cdb3ea 100644
--- a/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
+++ b/src/QueryExpressionFilter.php
@@ -30,26 +30,23 @@ private function matchFilter($data, $filter)
 
     private function matchOr($data, $filter)
     {
-        $empty = true;
         if ($this->isVector($filter)) {
             foreach ($filter as $element) {
                 if ($this->matchFilter($data, $element)) {
                     return true;
                 }
-                $empty = false;
             }
         } elseif ($this->isObject($filter)) {
             foreach ($filter as $key => $value) {
                 if ($this->matchValue($data, $key, $value)) {
                     return true;
                 }
-                $empty = false;
             }
         } else {
             throw new DomainException('Invalid data type for $or combinator');
         }
 
-        return $empty;
+        return false;
     }
 
     private function matchAnd($data, $filter)
diff --git a/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php b/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
index dd2753c..979df60 100644
--- a/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueryExpressionFilterTest.php
@@ -233,22 +233,22 @@ public function testEmptyAndAlwaysMatches()
         $this->assertTrue($filter->doesMatch(array('id' => 100)));
     }
 
-    public function testEmptyOrAlwaysMatches()
+    public function testEmptyOrNeverMatches()
     {
         $filter = new QueryExpressionFilter(array(
             '$or' => array()
         ));
 
-        $this->assertTrue($filter->doesMatch(array('id' => 100)));
+        $this->assertFalse($filter->doesMatch(array('id' => 100)));
     }
 
-    public function testEmptyOrObjectAlwaysMatches()
+    public function testEmptyOrObjectNeverMatches()
     {
         $filter = new QueryExpressionFilter((object)array(
             '$or' => (object)array()
         ));
 
-        $this->assertTrue($filter->doesMatch((object)array('id' => 100)));
+        $this->assertFalse($filter->doesMatch((object)array('id' => 100)));
     }
 
     public function testEmptyNotNeverMatches()