diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
index 12f9e6ea..0fe15bed 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
@@ -545,12 +545,13 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.Search = {
             var win;
             if (dataset == "topics") {
                 win = window.open('/topics/' + datum.id, '_blank');
+                win.focus();
             } else if (dataset == "maps") {
-                win = window.open('/maps/' + datum.id, '_blank');
+                Metamaps.Router.maps(datum.id);
             } else if (dataset == "mappers") {
                 win = window.open('/maps/mappers/' + datum.id, '_blank');
+                win.focus();
             }
-            win.focus();
         }
     },
     initSearchOptions: function () {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
index 14fea45f..e8a4efc7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.js
@@ -1989,6 +1989,36 @@ Metamaps.Filter = {
             }
         }, time);
     },
+    reset: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.Filter;
+
+        self.filters.metacodes = [];
+        self.filters.mappers = [];
+        self.filters.synapses = [];
+        self.visible.metacodes = [];
+        self.visible.mappers = [];
+        self.visible.synapses = [];
+
+        $('#filter_by_metacode ul').empty(); 
+        $('#filter_by_mapper ul').empty();
+        $('#filter_by_synapse ul').empty();
+    },
+    initializeFilterData: function () {
+        var self = Metamaps.Filter;
+
+        var check = function (filtersToUse, topicsOrSynapses, propertyToCheck) {
+            Metamaps[topicsOrSynapses].each(function(model) {
+                var prop = model.get(propertyToCheck) ? model.get(propertyToCheck).toString() : false;
+                if (prop && self.visible[filtersToUse].indexOf(prop) === -1) {
+                    self.visible[filtersToUse].push(prop);
+                }
+            });
+        };
+        check('metacodes', 'Topics', 'metacode_id');
+        check('mappers', 'Topics', 'user_id');
+        check('mappers', 'Synapses', 'user_id');
+        check('synapses', 'Synapses', 'desc');
+    },
     /*  
     Most of this data essentially depends on the ruby function which are happening for filter inside view filterBox
     But what these function do is load this data into three accessible array within java : metacodes, mappers and synapses
@@ -2720,9 +2750,13 @@ Metamaps.Map = {
             Metamaps.JIT.prepareVizData();
 
             // update filters
-            Metamaps.Filter.checkMappers();
+            Metamaps.Filter.reset(); 
+            Metamaps.Filter.initializeFilterData(); // this sets all the visible filters to true
+
+            // these three update the actual filter box with the right list items
             Metamaps.Filter.checkMetacodes();
             Metamaps.Filter.checkSynapses();
+            Metamaps.Filter.checkMappers();
         }
 
         $.ajax({