diff --git a/docs/filtering.md b/docs/filtering.md
index 35e2e54..4e1200d 100644
--- a/docs/filtering.md
+++ b/docs/filtering.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Another available parameter is `filterByOr`, `search` and `searchByOr`.
 
 * **columnName** -  (Required) - Name of column you want to filter, for relationships use `dots`.
 * **operator** - (Optional | Default: `eq`) Type of operator you want to use.
-* **not** - (Optional | Default: `false`) Negate the filter (Accepted values: yes|true|1).
+* **not** - (Optional | Default: `false`) Negate the filter (Accepted values: not|yes|true|1).
 
 #### Example filters
 
diff --git a/src/Controllers/LaravelController.php b/src/Controllers/LaravelController.php
index 4712db7..ead5b41 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/LaravelController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/LaravelController.php
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ protected function parseFilters(array $filters, $or = false, $defaultOperator =
 
             if (is_array($part)) {
                 $not = ($arrayCountValues == 2) ? key($part[$operator]) : false;
+                $not = $not === 'not' ? true : $not;
                 $not = $not ? filter_var($not, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN) : false;
             
                 $value = $part[(string)key($part)];