diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 942ff3163..ae4e10ed7 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClEventthread, cl_eventthread, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Enable
 
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(InpGrab, inp_grab, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Use forceful input grabbing method")
 
-MACRO_CONFIG_STR(BrFilterString, br_filter_string, 25, "DDraceNetwork", CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Server browser filtering string")
+MACRO_CONFIG_STR(BrFilterString, br_filter_string, 25, "", CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Server browser filtering string")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(BrFilterFull, br_filter_full, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Filter out full server in browser")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(BrFilterEmpty, br_filter_empty, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Filter out empty server in browser")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(BrFilterSpectators, br_filter_spectators, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Filter out spectators from player numbers")
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
index fac18064e..64b1f12e6 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus.cpp
@@ -746,7 +746,10 @@ void CMenus::OnInit()
 	// */
 
 	if(g_Config.m_ClShowWelcome)
+	{
 		m_Popup = POPUP_LANGUAGE;
+		str_copy(g_Config.m_BrFilterString, "DDraceNetwork", sizeof(g_Config.m_BrFilterString));
+	}
 	g_Config.m_ClShowWelcome = 0;
 
 	Console()->Chain("add_favorite", ConchainServerbrowserUpdate, this);