diff --git a/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js b/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
index 1f75aacf..faba0a9f 100644
--- a/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
+++ b/js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js
@@ -1363,12 +1363,14 @@
 			}
 			// return if the last search is the same; but filter === false when updating the search
 			// see example-widget-filter.html filter toggle buttons
-			if ( tsf.equalFilters(c, c.lastSearch, currentFilters) && filter !== false ) {
-				return;
-			} else if ( filter === false ) {
-				// force filter refresh
-				c.lastCombinedFilter = '';
-				c.lastSearch = [];
+			if ( tsf.equalFilters(c, c.lastSearch, currentFilters) ) {
+				if ( filter !== false ) {
+					return;
+				} else {
+					// force filter refresh
+					c.lastCombinedFilter = '';
+					c.lastSearch = [];
+				}
 			}
 			// define filter inside it is false
 			filters = filters || [];