diff --git a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
index e5a2a9ef..cd438efb 100644
--- a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
+++ b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@
 
 				counter = ++p.ajaxCounter;
 
+				p.last.ajaxUrl = url; // remember processed url
 				p.ajaxObject.url = url; // from the ajaxUrl option and modified by customAjaxUrl
 				p.ajaxObject.success = function(data, status, jqxhr) {
 					// Refuse to process old ajax commands that were overwritten by new ones - see #443
@@ -831,14 +832,15 @@
 				$t
 					.unbind('filterInit filterStart filterEnd sortEnd disable enable destroy updateComplete pageSize pageSet '.split(' ').join('.pager '))
 					.bind('filterInit.pager filterStart.pager', function() {
-						p.currentFilters = $t.data('lastSearch');
-						// don't change page is filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
+						p.currentFilters = c.$table.data('lastSearch');
+						// don't change page if filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
 						if (p.pageReset !== false && (c.lastCombinedFilter || '') !== (p.currentFilters || []).join('')) {
 							p.page = p.pageReset; // fixes #456 & #565
 						}
 					})
 					// update pager after filter widget completes
 					.bind('filterEnd.pager sortEnd.pager', function(e) {
+						p.currentFilters = c.$table.data('lastSearch');
 						if (p.initialized || p.initializing) {
 							if (c.delayInit && c.rowsCopy && c.rowsCopy.length === 0) {
 								// make sure we have a copy of all table rows once the cache has been built
diff --git a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
index 44f10461..f0012bb1 100644
--- a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
+++ b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
@@ -223,20 +223,20 @@ tsp = ts.pager = {
 			.off('filterInit filterStart filterEnd sortEnd disable enable destroy updateComplete pageSize pageSet '.split(' ').join('.pager '))
 			.on('filterInit.pager filterStart.pager', function() {
 				p.currentFilters = c.$table.data('lastSearch');
-				// don't change page is filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
+				// don't change page if filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
 				if (wo.pager_pageReset !== false && (c.lastCombinedFilter || '') !== (p.currentFilters || []).join('')) {
 					p.page = wo.pager_pageReset; // fixes #456 & #565
 				}
 			})
 			// update pager after filter widget completes
 			.on('filterEnd.pager sortEnd.pager', function() {
+				p.currentFilters = c.$table.data('lastSearch');
 				if (p.initialized || p.initializing) {
 					if (c.delayInit && c.rowsCopy && c.rowsCopy.length === 0) {
 						// make sure we have a copy of all table rows once the cache has been built
 						tsp.updateCache(table);
 					}
 					// tsp.moveToPage(table, p, false); <-- called when applyWidgets is triggered
-					c.pager.last.page = -1;
 					c.$table.trigger('applyWidgets');
 					tsp.updatePageDisplay(table, c, false);
 				}
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ tsp = ts.pager = {
 				$doc.off('ajaxError.pager');
 			});
 			counter = ++p.ajaxCounter;
+			p.last.ajaxUrl = url; // remember processed url
 			p.ajaxObject.url = url; // from the ajaxUrl option and modified by customAjaxUrl
 			p.ajaxObject.success = function(data, status, jqxhr) {
 				// Refuse to process old ajax commands that were overwritten by new ones - see #443