diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/zaken.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/zaken.ts
index 081c92cf..009a93c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/zaken.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/zaken.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,19 @@ export type PaginatedZaken = PaginatedResults<Zaak>;
  * Retrieve zaken using the configured ZRC service. For information over the query parameters accepted and the schema of
  * the response, look at the '/zaken/api/v1/zaken' list endpoint of Open Zaak.
  */
-export async function listZaken(params?: Record<string, string>) {
+export async function listZaken(
+  params?: URLSearchParams | Record<string, string>,
+) {
+  const response = await request("GET", "/zaken/", params);
+  const promise: Promise<PaginatedZaken> = response.json();
+  return promise;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Search zaken using the configured ZRC service. For information over the filters that can be passed in the
+ * request body, look at query params of the '/zaken/api/v1/zaken' list endpoint of Open Zaak.
+ */
+export async function searchZaken(params?: Record<string, string>) {
   const response = await request(
     "POST",
     "/zaken/search/",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/create/DestructionListCreate.loader.ts b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/create/DestructionListCreate.loader.ts
index cde8f625..6502e9a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/create/DestructionListCreate.loader.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/create/DestructionListCreate.loader.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { LoaderFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/router/utils";
 
 import { User } from "../../../lib/api/auth";
 import { listReviewers } from "../../../lib/api/reviewers";
-import { PaginatedZaken, listZaken } from "../../../lib/api/zaken";
+import { PaginatedZaken, searchZaken } from "../../../lib/api/zaken";
 import {
   canStartDestructionListRequired,
   loginRequired,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const destructionListCreateLoader = loginRequired(
 
       // Fetch reviewers, zaken, and choices concurrently
       const [zaken, reviewers] = await Promise.all([
-        listZaken(searchParamsZakenEndpoint),
+        searchZaken(searchParamsZakenEndpoint),
         listReviewers(),
       ]);