diff --git a/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.test.tsx b/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.test.tsx
index 22479ace..e6a654b8 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.test.tsx
@@ -77,8 +77,19 @@ describe('useDataViewFilters', () => {
       setSearchParams,
     };
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useDataViewFilters(props));
-    expect(result.current.filters).toEqual({ test: [ 'foo', 'bar' ] });
-  })  
+    expect(result.current.filters).toEqual({ test: ['foo', 'bar'] });
+  });
+  it('should respect initial filters', () => {
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+    const setSearchParams = jest.fn();
+    const props: UseDataViewFiltersProps<{ test: string[] }> = {
+      initialFilters: { test: ['foo'] },
+      searchParams,
+      setSearchParams
+    };
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDataViewFilters(props));
+    expect(result.current.filters).toEqual({ test: ['foo'] });
+  });
 
   it('should reset filters to default values when clearAllFilters is called', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useDataViewFilters({ initialFilters }));
diff --git a/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.ts b/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.ts
index 8ba09333..6f0a6a06 100644
--- a/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.ts
+++ b/packages/module/src/Hooks/filters.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ export const useDataViewFilters = <T extends object>({
   const getInitialFilters = useCallback((): T => isUrlSyncEnabled
     ? Object.keys(initialFilters).reduce((loadedFilters, key) => {
       const isArrayFilter = Array.isArray(initialFilters[key]);
-      const urlValue = isArrayFilter ? searchParams?.getAll(key) : searchParams?.get(key);
-
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-nested-ternary
-      loadedFilters[key] = urlValue
-        ? (isArrayFilter && !Array.isArray(urlValue) ? [ urlValue ] : urlValue)
-        : initialFilters[key];
+      if (isArrayFilter) {
+        const urlValue = searchParams?.getAll(key) ?? [];
+        loadedFilters[key] = urlValue.length > 0 ? urlValue : initialFilters[key];
+      } else {
+        const urlValue = searchParams?.get(key);
+        loadedFilters[key] = urlValue ? urlValue : initialFilters[key];
+      }
 
       return loadedFilters;
     }, { ...initialFilters })