diff --git a/templates/stats.html b/templates/stats.html
index 099673eb4f99c08dc882ee1e719c9ccb833015d2..55f2fdca6251ccc8afdc50282b447e6e7cc80ae1 100644
--- a/templates/stats.html
+++ b/templates/stats.html
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ $( document ).ready(function () {
 	{% for s in semester if s.semester != '' %}
 	$("#semesterselect").append('<option value="{{ s.from.timestamp()|int }}-{{ s.to.timestamp()|int }}">{{ s.semester }}</option>');
 	{% endfor %}
+	{% if filter %}
 	$("#semesterselect").val("{{ filter }}")
+	{% else %}
+	$("#semesterselect").val("")
+	{% endif %}
 	$("#semesterselect").on("change", function () {
 		window.location.href="{{ url_for('stats') }}?filter="+$("#semesterselect").val()+"#semesterstats";
 	});