diff --git a/core/client/app/initializers/trailing-history.js b/core/client/app/initializers/trailing-history.js
index b696cd1c42..56c1d2c6e7 100644
--- a/core/client/app/initializers/trailing-history.js
+++ b/core/client/app/initializers/trailing-history.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-/*global Ember */
 
 var trailingHistory = Ember.HistoryLocation.extend({
     formatURL: function () {
diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/posts.js b/core/client/app/routes/posts.js
index 900380b975..9d64cb8062 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/posts.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/posts.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(ShortcutsRoute, PaginationRouteMixin, {
     paginationModel: 'post',
     paginationSettings: {
         status: 'all',
-        staticPages: 'all',
-        filter: ''
+        staticPages: 'all'
     },
 
     model: function () {
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(ShortcutsRoute, PaginationRouteMixin, {
 
         return this.get('session.user').then(function (user) {
             if (user.get('isAuthor')) {
-                paginationSettings.filter += `+author:${user.get('slug')}`;
+                paginationSettings.filter = paginationSettings.filter ?
+                    `${paginationSettings.filter}+author:${user.get('slug')}` : `author:${user.get('slug')}`;
             }
 
             return self.loadFirstPage().then(function () {