diff --git a/dashboard_static/js/code.js b/dashboard_static/js/code.js
index c2cf42b..fd42ecd 100644
--- a/dashboard_static/js/code.js
+++ b/dashboard_static/js/code.js
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ function tweetCell(tweet) {
 }
 
 function filterTweets(tweets, bannedWords=[], searchWords=[], sorted, order) {
+    if(bannedWords.length == 1 && bannedWords[0] == ""){
+        bannedWords = []
+    }
+    if(searchWords.length == 1 && searchWords[0] == ""){
+        searchWords = []
+    }
     if(bannedWords.length > 0){
         tweets = filterBannedWords(bannedWords, tweets)
     }