diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.uiinfolog.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.uiinfolog.inc.php
index 7644cd7d99..ca0f228511 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.uiinfolog.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.uiinfolog.inc.php
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@
 			if (!is_array($values))
 			{
 				$values = array('nm' => $GLOBALS['phpgw']->session->appsession('session_data','infolog'));
+				if (isset($_GET['filter']))
+				{
+					$values['nm']['filter'] = $_GET['filter'];	// infolog/index.php sets defaultFilter that way
+				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/infolog/index.php b/infolog/index.php
index 4633f625f5..53a1b727a2 100644
--- a/infolog/index.php
+++ b/infolog/index.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 	);
 	include('../header.inc.php');
 
-	header('Location: '.$GLOBALS['phpgw']->link('/index.php','menuaction=infolog.uiinfolog.index'));
+	$GLOBALS['phpgw']->redirect_link('/index.php',array(
+		'menuaction' => 'infolog.uiinfolog.index',
+		'filter'     => $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['preferences']['infolog']['defaultFilter']
+	));
 	$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->phpgw_exit();
 ?>