diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/member_search_filter.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/member_search_filter.js.coffee
index 8bdbb8407..8bd429fbd 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/member_search_filter.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/member_search_filter.js.coffee
@@ -94,14 +94,16 @@ context.JK.BaseSearchFilter = class BaseSearchFilter
     @screen.find('#search-filter-genres').empty()
     @rest.getGenres().done (genres) =>
       genreTemplate = @screen.find('#template-search-filter-setup-genres').html()
-      selected = ''
       $.each genres, (index, genre) =>
         if 0 < this.filterData().genres.length 
           genreMatch = $.grep(this.filterData().genres, (n, i) ->
             n == genre.id) 
         else 
-          genreMatch = []        
-        selected = 'checked' if genreMatch.length > 0
+          genreMatch = []    
+        if genreMatch.length > 0    
+          selected = 'checked' 
+        else
+          selected = '' 
         genreHtml = context.JK.fillTemplate(genreTemplate,
           id: genre.id
           description: genre.description
@@ -148,7 +150,8 @@ context.JK.BaseSearchFilter = class BaseSearchFilter
         vals.push instrument
     else
       elem.each (idx) ->
-        vals.push $(this).val()
+        if $(this).prop('checked')
+          vals.push $(this).val()
     vals
 
   willSearch: (reload) =>