diff --git a/lute/templates/term/index.html b/lute/templates/term/index.html
index 710c35931..34257be35 100644
--- a/lute/templates/term/index.html
+++ b/lute/templates/term/index.html
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@
       <td>Status range</td>
       <td>
         <select id="filtStatusMin">
-          <option value=0>(all)</option>
-          <option value=1>New (1)</option>
-          <option value=2>New (2)</option>
-          <option value=3>Learn (3)</option>
-          <option value=4>Learn (4)</option>
-          <option value=5>Learned</option>
-          <option value=99>Well Known</option>
+          <option value="0" selected>Unknown</option>
+          <option value="1">New (1)</option>
+          <option value="2">New (2)</option>
+          <option value="3">Learn (3)</option>
+          <option value="4">Learn (4)</option>
+          <option value="5">Learned</option>
+          <option value="99">Well Known</option>
         </select>
         to
         <select id="filtStatusMax">
-          <option value=0>(all)</option>
-          <option value=1>New (1)</option>
-          <option value=2>New (2)</option>
-          <option value=3>Learn (3)</option>
-          <option value=4>Learn (4)</option>
-          <option value=5>Learned</option>
-          <option value=99>Well Known</option>
+          <option value="0">Unknown</option>
+          <option value="1">New (1)</option>
+          <option value="2">New (2)</option>
+          <option value="3">Learn (3)</option>
+          <option value="4">Learn (4)</option>
+          <option value="5">Learned</option>
+          <option value="99" selected>Well Known</option>
         </select>
       </td>
     </tr>
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@
     store = JSON.parse(fs);
     $('#filterControls').css('display', store.filtDisplay);
 
-    if (store.filtDisplay == 'none')
-      return;
-
     $('#showHideFilters').prop('src', "{{ url_for('static', filename='icn/minus-button.png') }}");
     $('#filtLanguage').val(parseInt(store.filtLanguage ?? '0'));
     $('#filtParentsOnly').prop('checked', store.filtParentsOnly ?? false);
@@ -354,8 +351,8 @@
       $('#filtAgeMin').val(parseInt(store.filtAgeMin));
     if ((store.filtAgeMax ?? '') != '')
     $('#filtAgeMax').val(parseInt(store.filtAgeMax));
-    $('#filtStatusMin').val(parseInt(store.filtStatusMin));
-    $('#filtStatusMax').val(parseInt(store.filtStatusMax));
+    $('#filtStatusMin').val(parseInt(store.filtStatusMin ?? '1'));
+    $('#filtStatusMax').val(parseInt(store.filtStatusMax ?? '99'));
     $('#filtIncludeIgnored').prop('checked', store.filtIncludeIgnored);
   };
   
@@ -364,8 +361,7 @@
     const is_hidden = (fc.css('display') == 'none');
     const new_src = is_hidden ? "{{ url_for('static', filename='icn/minus-button.png') }}" : "{{ url_for('static', filename='icn/plus-button.png') }}";
     $('#showHideFilters').prop('src', new_src);
-    if (! is_hidden)
-      handle_clear_filters();
+    handle_clear_filters();
     fc.css('display', is_hidden ? 'block' : 'none');
     handle_filter_update();
   };
@@ -375,8 +371,8 @@
     $('#filtParentsOnly').prop('checked', false);
     $('#filtAgeMin').val('');
     $('#filtAgeMax').val('');
-    $('#filtStatusMin').val(0);
-    $('#filtStatusMax').val(0);
+    $('#filtStatusMin').val(1);
+    $('#filtStatusMax').val(99);
     $('#filtIncludeIgnored').prop('checked', false);
     handle_filter_update();
   };
diff --git a/lute/term/datatables.py b/lute/term/datatables.py
index 36b82161f..09bc48ed6 100644
--- a/lute/term/datatables.py
+++ b/lute/term/datatables.py
@@ -78,17 +78,15 @@ def get_data_tables_list(parameters, session):
     if age_max:
         wheres.append(f"{sql_age_calc} <= {int(age_max)}")
 
-    status_wheres = ["StID not in (0, 98)"]
-    status_min = int(parameters["filtStatusMin"])
-    status_max = int(parameters["filtStatusMax"])
-    if status_min > 0:
-        status_wheres.append(f"StID >= {status_min}")
-    if status_max > 0:
-        status_wheres.append(f"StID <= {status_max}")
-    status_wheres = " AND ".join(status_wheres)
+    st_range = ["StID != 98"]
+    status_min = int(parameters.get("filtStatusMin", "0"))
+    status_max = int(parameters.get("filtStatusMax", "99"))
+    st_range.append(f"StID >= {status_min}")
+    st_range.append(f"StID <= {status_max}")
+    st_where = " AND ".join(st_range)
     if parameters["filtIncludeIgnored"] == "true":
-        status_wheres = f"({status_wheres} OR StID = 98)"
-    wheres.append(status_wheres)
+        st_where = f"({st_where} OR StID = 98)"
+    wheres.append(st_where)
 
     # Phew.
     return DataTablesSqliteQuery.get_data(
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/lute_test_client.py b/tests/acceptance/lute_test_client.py
index f1f16d68a..7ac148174 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/lute_test_client.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/lute_test_client.py
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ def get_term_table_content(self):
         self.visit("/")
         self.browser.find_by_css("#menu_terms").mouse_over()
         self.browser.find_by_id("term_index").first.click()
-        css = "#termtable tbody tr"
+
+        # clear any filters!
+        self.browser.find_by_id("showHideFilters").first.click()
 
         # The last column of the table is the "date added", but that's
         # a hassle to check, so ignore it.
@@ -271,8 +273,10 @@ def _to_string(row):
                 return ret
             return "; ".join(rowtext[:-1]).strip()
 
+        css = "#termtable tbody tr"
         rows = list(self.browser.find_by_css(css))
-        return "\n".join([_to_string(row) for row in rows])
+        rowstring = [_to_string(row) for row in rows]
+        return "\n".join(rowstring)
 
     ################################3
     # Reading/rendering