diff --git a/src/pkg/selectors/scopes_test.go b/src/pkg/selectors/scopes_test.go
index 4c5c0505a..0fc33791d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/selectors/scopes_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/selectors/scopes_test.go
@@ -572,13 +572,13 @@ func (suite *SelectorScopesSuite) TestScopesPII() {
 				`"pass":"Pass"`,
 				`"fail":"Fail"`,
 				`"foo":"EQ:bar"`,
-				`"qux":"Cont:fnords,smarf"`,
+				`"qux":"EQ:fnords,smarf"`,
 			},
 			containsPlain: []string{
 				`"pass":"Pass"`,
 				`"fail":"Fail"`,
 				`"foo":"EQ:bar"`,
-				`"qux":"Cont:fnords,smarf"`,
+				`"qux":"EQ:fnords,smarf"`,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
index 7e8b16c51..1800d3a44 100644
--- a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
+++ b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors.go
@@ -585,11 +585,7 @@ func filterize(
 		return defaultFilter(targets)
 	}
 
-	if len(targets) == 1 {
-		return filters.Equal(targets)
-	}
-
-	return filters.Contains(targets)
+	return filters.Equal(targets)
 }
 
 // pathFilterFactory returns the appropriate path filter
diff --git a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors_test.go b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors_test.go
index 443ca52b9..3931adfec 100644
--- a/src/pkg/selectors/selectors_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/selectors/selectors_test.go
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ func (suite *SelectorSuite) TestSelector_pii() {
 					ResourceOwners: filterFor(scopeConfig{}, "owner_1", "owner_2"),
 				}
 			},
-			expect:      `{"resourceOwners":"Cont:***,***","discreteOwner":"***"}`,
-			expectPlain: `{"resourceOwners":"Cont:owner_1,owner_2","discreteOwner":"owner"}`,
+			expect:      `{"resourceOwners":"EQ:***,***","discreteOwner":"***"}`,
+			expectPlain: `{"resourceOwners":"EQ:owner_1,owner_2","discreteOwner":"owner"}`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "one scope each type",
@@ -456,14 +456,14 @@ func (suite *SelectorSuite) TestSelector_pii() {
 			},
 			//nolint:lll
 			expect: `{"service":1,` +
-				`"resourceOwners":"Cont:***,***",` +
+				`"resourceOwners":"EQ:***,***",` +
 				`"discreteOwner":"***",` +
 				`"exclusions":[{"ExchangeMail":"Pass","ExchangeMailFolder":"PathCont:***","category":"Identity:***","type":"Identity:***"}],` +
 				`"filters":[{"ExchangeMail":"Pass","ExchangeMailFolder":"PathSfx:***","category":"Identity:***","type":"Identity:***"}],` +
 				`"includes":[{"ExchangeMail":"Pass","ExchangeMailFolder":"PathPfx:***","category":"Identity:***","type":"Identity:***"}]}`,
 			//nolint:lll
 			expectPlain: `{"service":1,` +
-				`"resourceOwners":"Cont:owner_1,owner_2",` +
+				`"resourceOwners":"EQ:owner_1,owner_2",` +
 				`"discreteOwner":"owner",` +
 				`"exclusions":[{"ExchangeMail":"Pass","ExchangeMailFolder":"PathCont:e","category":"Identity:ExchangeMailFolder","type":"Identity:ExchangeMail"}],` +
 				`"filters":[{"ExchangeMail":"Pass","ExchangeMailFolder":"PathSfx:f","category":"Identity:ExchangeMailFolder","type":"Identity:ExchangeMail"}],` +