diff --git a/backend/danswer/connectors/google_drive/connector.py b/backend/danswer/connectors/google_drive/connector.py
index 45fcdd756..24a2db5f1 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/connectors/google_drive/connector.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/connectors/google_drive/connector.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def _run_drive_file_query(
         results = (
             service.files()
             .list(
-                corpora="allDrives",  # needed to search through shared drives
+                corpora="allDrives"
+                if include_shared
+                else "user",  # needed to search through shared drives
                 pageSize=batch_size,
                 supportsAllDrives=include_shared,
                 includeItemsFromAllDrives=include_shared,