diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/filtersCtrl.js b/assets/js/controllers/filtersCtrl.js
index 638184df59..a9d783a814 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/filtersCtrl.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/filtersCtrl.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("FiltersCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'User',
   function($scope, $rootScope, User) {
     var user = User.user;
     $scope._editing = false;
+    user.filters = {}; // FIXME run a migration instead
 
     $scope.saveOrEdit = function(){
       if ($scope._editing) {
diff --git a/src/models/user.coffee b/src/models/user.coffee
index bd34cd04f3..3ec19af2a4 100644
--- a/src/models/user.coffee
+++ b/src/models/user.coffee
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ UserSchema.methods.toJSON = () ->
 # Custom setter/getter virtuals?
 UserSchema.pre 'save', (next) ->
   @markModified('tasks')
-  delete @filters if @filters
   @._v++ #our own version incrementer
   next()