diff --git a/autollm/__init__.py b/autollm/__init__.py
index 763b64ba..12519bbd 100644
--- a/autollm/__init__.py
+++ b/autollm/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 and vector databases, along with various utility functions.
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.1.5'
+__version__ = '0.1.6'
 __author__ = 'safevideo'
 __license__ = 'AGPL-3.0'
 
diff --git a/autollm/auto/vector_store_index.py b/autollm/auto/vector_store_index.py
index 9ca267b1..181a61ef 100644
--- a/autollm/auto/vector_store_index.py
+++ b/autollm/auto/vector_store_index.py
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ def from_defaults(
                 region=lancedb_region,
                 **kwargs)
 
-            vector_store = VectorStoreClass(uri=lancedb_uri, table_name=lancedb_table_name, **kwargs)
-
         else:
             vector_store = VectorStoreClass(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/autollm/utils/lancedb_vectorstore.py b/autollm/utils/lancedb_vectorstore.py
index 13996733..33fc10f7 100644
--- a/autollm/utils/lancedb_vectorstore.py
+++ b/autollm/utils/lancedb_vectorstore.py
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from llama_index.schema import NodeRelationship, RelatedNodeInfo, TextNode
 from llama_index.vector_stores import LanceDBVectorStore as LanceDBVectorStoreBase
+from llama_index.vector_stores.lancedb import _to_lance_filter, _to_llama_similarities
+from llama_index.vector_stores.types import VectorStoreQuery, VectorStoreQueryResult
+from pandas import DataFrame
 
 load_dotenv()
 
 
 class LanceDBVectorStore(LanceDBVectorStoreBase):
+    """Advanced LanceDB Vector Store supporting cloud storage and prefiltering."""
+    from lancedb.query import LanceQueryBuilder
+    from lancedb.table import Table
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -20,26 +27,81 @@ def __init__(
         region: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
+        """Init params."""
+        self._setup_connection(uri, api_key, region)
+        self.uri = uri
+        self.table_name = table_name
+        self.nprobes = nprobes
+        self.refine_factor = refine_factor
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.region = region
+
+    def _setup_connection(self, uri: str, api_key: Optional[str] = None, region: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Establishes a robust connection to LanceDB."""
+        api_key = api_key or os.getenv('LANCEDB_API_KEY')
+        region = region or os.getenv('LANCEDB_REGION')
+
         import_err_msg = "`lancedb` package not found, please run `pip install lancedb`"
         try:
             import lancedb
         except ImportError:
             raise ImportError(import_err_msg)
 
-        # Check for API key and region in environment variables if not provided
-        if api_key is None:
-            api_key = os.getenv('LANCEDB_API_KEY')
-        if region is None:
-            region = os.getenv('LANCEDB_REGION')
-
         if api_key and region:
             self.connection = lancedb.connect(uri, api_key=api_key, region=region)
         else:
             self.connection = lancedb.connect(uri)
 
-        self.uri = uri
-        self.table_name = table_name
-        self.nprobes = nprobes
-        self.refine_factor = refine_factor
-        self.api_key = api_key
-        self.region = region
+    def query(
+        self,
+        query: VectorStoreQuery,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> VectorStoreQueryResult:
+        """Enhanced query method to support prefiltering in LanceDB queries."""
+        table = self.connection.open_table(self.table_name)
+        lance_query = self._prepare_lance_query(query, table, **kwargs)
+
+        results = lance_query.to_df()
+        return self._construct_query_result(results)
+
+    def _prepare_lance_query(self, query: VectorStoreQuery, table: Table, **kwargs) -> LanceQueryBuilder:
+        """Prepares the LanceDB query considering prefiltering and additional parameters."""
+        if query.filters is not None:
+            if "where" in kwargs:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Cannot specify filter via both query and kwargs. "
+                    "Use kwargs only for lancedb specific items that are "
+                    "not supported via the generic query interface.")
+            where = _to_lance_filter(query.filters)
+        else:
+            where = kwargs.pop("where", None)
+        prefilter = kwargs.pop("prefilter", False)
+
+        table = self.connection.open_table(self.table_name)
+        lance_query = (
+            table.search(query.query_embedding).limit(query.similarity_top_k).where(
+                where, prefilter=prefilter).nprobes(self.nprobes))
+
+        if self.refine_factor is not None:
+            lance_query.refine_factor(self.refine_factor)
+
+        return lance_query
+
+    def _construct_query_result(self, results: DataFrame) -> VectorStoreQueryResult:
+        """Constructs a VectorStoreQueryResult from a LanceDB query result."""
+        nodes = []
+
+        for _, row in results.iterrows():
+            node = TextNode(
+                text=row.get('text', ''),  # ensure text is a string
+                id_=row['id'],
+                relationships={
+                    NodeRelationship.SOURCE: RelatedNodeInfo(node_id=row['doc_id']),
+                })
+            nodes.append(node)
+
+        return VectorStoreQueryResult(
+            nodes=nodes,
+            similarities=_to_llama_similarities(results),
+            ids=results["id"].tolist(),
+        )