diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.cpp
index 1f9125bf5..7cbd74878 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget(QWidg
             [this]() { QTimer::singleShot(100, this, &VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::syncWithFilterModel); });
 
     createSetButtons(); // Populate buttons initially
+    updateFilterMode();
     retranslateUi();
 }
 
@@ -265,7 +266,14 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::syncWithFilterModel()
 
 void VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::updateFilterMode()
 {
+    // Disconnect the layoutChanged -> sync lambda temporarily
+    disconnect(filterModel, &FilterTreeModel::layoutChanged, this, nullptr);
+
     exactMatchMode = !exactMatchMode;
     updateSetFilter();
     retranslateUi();
+
+    // Reconnect the layoutChanged -> sync lambda
+    connect(filterModel, &FilterTreeModel::layoutChanged, this,
+            [this]() { QTimer::singleShot(100, this, &VisualDatabaseDisplaySetFilterWidget::syncWithFilterModel); });
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.h
index f54a60057..dc7fd0e92 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_set_filter_widget.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
     QMap<QString, QPushButton *> setButtons;  // Store set filter buttons
     QMap<QString, bool> activeSets;           // Track active set filters
 
-    bool exactMatchMode = false; // Toggle between "Exact Match" and "Includes"
+    bool exactMatchMode = true; // Toggle between "Exact Match" and "Includes"
 };
 
 #endif // VISUAL_DATABASE_DISPLAY_SET_FILTER_WIDGET_H