diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.cpp
index 5b1bc363e..09b390e1b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ForumsV2Dialog.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void ForumsV2Dialog::processSettings(bool bLoad)
         togglethreadview_internal();
 
         // filterColumn
-        int nValue = FilterColumnToComboBox(Settings->value("filterColumn", true).toInt());
+        int nValue = FilterColumnToComboBox(Settings->value("filterColumn", COLUMN_THREAD_TITLE).toInt());
         ui.filterColumnComboBox->setCurrentIndex(nValue);
 
         // index of viewBox