diff --git a/.changeset/metal-trains-smell-1.md b/.changeset/metal-trains-smell-1.md
index 4a4db1dd6e..2bf814bbf5 100644
--- a/.changeset/metal-trains-smell-1.md
+++ b/.changeset/metal-trains-smell-1.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
 ---
 
-Implemented the `POST /locations/by-query` endpoints that allows paginated, filtered location queries
+Implemented the `POST /locations/by-query` endpoint which allows paginated, filtered location queries
diff --git a/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts b/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
index c1f75f2c79..12c5e00c03 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-client/src/types/api.ts
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ export interface CatalogApi {
    *
    * ```
    * const secondBatchResponse = await catalogClient
-   *  .queryLocations({ cursor: response.nextCursor });
+   *  .queryLocations({ cursor: response.pageInfo.nextCursor });
    * ```
    *
    * `secondBatchResponse` will contain the next batch of (maximum) 20 locations,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.ts
index f65ff18271..ad3044ffd9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/DefaultLocationService.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class DefaultLocationService implements LocationService {
 
   async queryLocations(options: {
     limit: number;
-    afterId: string;
+    afterId?: string;
     query?: FilterPredicate;
     credentials: BackstageCredentials;
   }): Promise<{ items: Location[]; totalItems: number }> {