diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivity.kt
index d4b1ab173..200169849 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivity.kt
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         lifecycleScope.launch {
             val filter = intent.getFilter
                 ?: intent.getFilterString?.let { defaultFilterProvider.getFilterFromPreference(it) }
-                ?: viewModel.state.value.filter
+                ?: defaultFilterProvider.getStartupFilter()
             val task = getTaskToLoad(filter)
             viewModel.setFilter(filter = filter, task = task)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
index 76a1a57ac..62650f838 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/MainActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.api.GtasksFilter
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.TagFilter
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
-import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toPersistentList
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 @HiltViewModel
 class MainActivityViewModel @Inject constructor(
     savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
-    @ApplicationContext context: Context,
     private val defaultFilterProvider: DefaultFilterProvider,
     private val filterProvider: FilterProvider,
     private val taskDao: TaskDao,