diff --git a/apps/common/api/mixin.py b/apps/common/api/mixin.py
index c7e08657a..3a29dbfb7 100644
--- a/apps/common/api/mixin.py
+++ b/apps/common/api/mixin.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class QuerySetMixin:
     def paginate_queryset(self, queryset):
         page = super().paginate_queryset(queryset)
         model = getattr(queryset, 'model', None)
-        if not model or not hasattr(model, 'objects'):
+        if not model or hasattr(queryset, 'custom'):
             return page
 
         serializer_class = self.get_serializer_class()
diff --git a/apps/common/plugins/es.py b/apps/common/plugins/es.py
index df53d3f46..866298e30 100644
--- a/apps/common/plugins/es.py
+++ b/apps/common/plugins/es.py
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ class ES(object):
 
 
 class QuerySet(DJQuerySet):
+    custom = True
     default_days_ago = 7
     max_result_window = 10000