diff --git a/modules/popup-dialog.php b/modules/popup-dialog.php
index ea74eb583..10074b179 100644
--- a/modules/popup-dialog.php
+++ b/modules/popup-dialog.php
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@
 
 			print "<span id=\"filter_dlg_date_mod_box\" style=\"display : none\">";
 			print "<select name=\"filter_date_modifier\">";
-			print "<option name=\"before\">".__('Before')."</option>";
-			print "<option name=\"after\">".__('After')."</option>";
+			print "<option value=\"before\">".__('Before')."</option>";
+			print "<option value=\"after\">".__('After')."</option>";
 			print "</select>&nbsp;</span>";
 
 			print "<input onkeypress=\"return filterCR(event, createFilter)\"
diff --git a/modules/pref-filters.php b/modules/pref-filters.php
index fa47bdca8..a63b8513d 100644
--- a/modules/pref-filters.php
+++ b/modules/pref-filters.php
@@ -198,12 +198,15 @@
 				$feed_id = sprintf("'%s'", db_escape_string($feed_id));
 			}
 
+			# for the time being, no other filters use params anyway...
+			$filter_param = db_escape_string($_GET["filter_date_modifier"]);
+
 			$result = db_query($link,
 				"INSERT INTO ttrss_filters (reg_exp,filter_type,owner_uid,feed_id,
-					action_id, action_param, inverse) 
+					action_id, action_param, inverse, filter_param) 
 				VALUES 
 					('$regexp', '$filter_type','".$_SESSION["uid"]."', 
-						$feed_id, '$action_id', '$action_param', $inverse)");
+						$feed_id, '$action_id', '$action_param', $inverse, '$filter_param')");
 
 			if (db_affected_rows($link, $result) != 0) {
 				print T_sprintf("Created filter <b>%s</b>", htmlspecialchars($regexp));