diff --git a/jira/jira-search/resolved.sh b/jira/jira-search/resolved.sh
index 88b6835..cf6bf31 100644
--- a/jira/jira-search/resolved.sh
+++ b/jira/jira-search/resolved.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,26 @@
 function get_jcl_resolved()
 {
     local -n ref=$1; shift
+    local -i count=${#ref[@]}
 
     local -a tmp=()
     do_resolved tmp
-    ref+=("$tmp")
-    
-    local query="$(join_by 'OR' "${tmp[0]}")"
-    ref+=("($query)")
+
+    ## --------------------------
+    ## Construct resolved queries
+    ## -------------------------- 
+    local query="$(join_by ' OR ' "${tmp[@]}")"
+
+    ## ----------------------------------------
+    ## Normalize parens for the composite query
+    ## ----------------------------------------
+    if [[ ${#ref[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+        ref+=("$query")
+    else
+        local buffer
+        buffer="$(join_by ' AND ' "(${ref[@]})" "($query)")"
+        ref=("$buffer")
+    fi
     
     return
 }
@@ -44,12 +57,23 @@
 {
     declare -n ans=$1; shift
 
-    [[ -v resolved_start ]] && { ans+=("(Resolved >= $resolved_start)"); }
-    [[ -v resolved_end ]]   && { ans+=("(Resolved <= $resolved_end)"); }
+    # --resolved-in {start} {end} can resolve join({and,or}) ambiguity
+    # [[ -v resolved_start ]] && { ans+=("(Resolved >= $resolved_start)"); }
+    # [[ -v resolved_end ]]   && { ans+=("(Resolved <= $resolved_end)"); }
+    declare -a joinby=()
+    [[ -v resolved_start ]] && { joinby+=("(Resolved >= $resolved_start)"); }
+    [[ -v resolved_end ]]   && { joinby+=("(Resolved <= $resolved_end)"); }
+    
+    if [[ ${#joinby[@]} -lt 2 ]]; then
+        ans+=("${joinby[@]}")
+    else
+        filter="$(join_by ' AND ' "${joinby[@]}")"
+        ans+=("(${filter})")
+    fi
 
+    
     if [[ -v resolved_excl ]]; then
         filter="$(join_by ',' "${resolved_excl[@]}")"
-        declare -p filter
         ans+=( "(resolution NOT IN ($filter))" )
     fi
 
@@ -58,14 +82,12 @@
         ans+=( "(resolution IN ($filter))" )
     fi
 
-    [[ -v resolved_not_empty ]] \
-        && { ans+=('(resolved IS NOT EMPTY)'); } \
-        || { true; }
-               
-    [[ -v resolved_is_empty ]] \
-        && { ans+=('(resolved IS EMPTY)'); } \
-        || { true; }
-
+    if [[ -v resolved_not_empty ]]; then
+        ans+=('(resolved IS NOT EMPTY)')
+    elif [[ -v resolved_is_empty ]]; then
+        ans+=('(resolved IS EMPTY)')
+    fi
+    
     return
 }