diff --git a/static/js/narrow.js b/static/js/narrow.js
index 51ec4d8257..d2ccc2921a 100644
--- a/static/js/narrow.js
+++ b/static/js/narrow.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports.predicate = function () {
 
 exports.operators = function () {
     if (current_filter === undefined) {
-        return page_params.narrow;
+        return new Filter(page_params.narrow).operators();
     }
     return current_filter.operators();
 };