diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/MainVM.Filters.cs b/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/MainVM.Filters.cs
index 96e6c820..4c9433bb 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/MainVM.Filters.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/ViewModels/MainVM.Filters.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.ViewModels
 	partial class MainVM
 	{
 		private QuickFilters.NamedFilter lastGoodFilter = new(string.Empty, null);
-		private QuickFilters.NamedFilter _selectedNamedFilter;
+		private QuickFilters.NamedFilter _selectedNamedFilter = new(string.Empty, null);
 		private bool _firstFilterIsDefault = true;
 
 		/// <summary> Library filterting query </summary>
diff --git a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 138bd630..49f01599 100644
--- a/Source/LibationAvalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/Source/LibationAvalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 				<Button IsVisible="{CompiledBinding RemoveButtonsVisible}" Command="{CompiledBinding DoneRemovingBtn}" Content="Done Removing Books"/>
 			</StackPanel>
 				
-			<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,0,0" Name="filterSearchTb" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !RemoveButtonsVisible}" Text="{CompiledBinding SelectedNamedFilter, Mode=TwoWay}" KeyDown="filterSearchTb_KeyPress" />
+			<TextBox Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,0,0" Name="filterSearchTb" IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !RemoveButtonsVisible}" Text="{CompiledBinding SelectedNamedFilter.Filter, Mode=TwoWay}" KeyDown="filterSearchTb_KeyPress" />
 
 			<StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Height="30" Orientation="Horizontal">
 				<Button Name="filterBtn" Command="{CompiledBinding FilterBtn}" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Content="Filter"/>