diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/filters.js b/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
index f3f2b391..d070e679 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/filters.js
@@ -97,7 +97,33 @@
     }).catch(handlePromiseError);
   }
 
+  areAnyFiltersActive() {
+    return this.hideMessagelessPlugins
+        || this.hideInactivePlugins
+        || this.conflictingPluginNames
+        || this.contentSearchString
+        || this.hideVersionNumbers
+        || this.hideCRCs
+        || this.hideBashTags
+        || this.hideAllPluginMessages
+        || this.hideNotes
+        || this.hideDoNotCleanMessages;
+  }
+
+  load(filterSettings) {
+    if (filterSettings) {
+      Object.getOwnPropertyNames(filterSettings).forEach((filter) => {
+        this[filter] = filterSettings[filter];
+        document.getElementById(filter).checked = this[filter];
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   apply(plugins) {
+    if (!this.areAnyFiltersActive()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const filteredPlugins = plugins.filter(this.pluginFilter, this);
 
     document.getElementById('cardsNav').items = filteredPlugins;
diff --git a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
index df97f1db..ab6e53de 100644
--- a/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
+++ b/src/gui/html/js/initialise.js
@@ -117,39 +117,6 @@
     document.addEventListener('loot-game-plugins-change', Game.onPluginsChange);
   }
 
-  function applyEnabledFilters(filters, settings, plugins) {
-    if (!filters) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (settings.filters) {
-      Object.getOwnPropertyNames(settings.filters).forEach((filter) => {
-        filters[filter] = settings.filters[filter];
-        document.getElementById(filter).checked = filters[filter];
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (filters.hideMessagelessPlugins
-        || filters.hideInactivePlugins
-        || filters.hideNotes
-        || filters.hideDoNotCleanMessages
-        || filters.hideAllPluginMessages) {
-      filters.apply(plugins);
-    }
-
-    if (filters.hideVersionNumbers) {
-      document.getElementById('hideVersionNumbers').dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
-    }
-
-    if (filters.hideCRCs) {
-      document.getElementById('hideCRCs').dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
-    }
-
-    if (filters.hideBashTags) {
-      document.getElementById('hideBashTags').dispatchEvent(new Event('change'));
-    }
-  }
-
   function splitVersion(version) {
     const lastPeriodIndex = version.lastIndexOf('.');
     return {
@@ -211,7 +178,8 @@
       document.getElementById('cardsNav').items = appData.game.plugins;
       document.getElementById('pluginCardList').items = appData.game.plugins;
       appData.Filters.fillConflictsFilterList(appData.game.plugins);
-      applyEnabledFilters(appData.filters, appData.settings, appData.game.plugins);
+      appData.filters.load(appData.settings.filters);
+      appData.filters.apply(appData.game.plugins);
       Dialog.closeProgress();
     });
   }