diff --git a/web/ajax/events.php b/web/ajax/events.php
index 75c90a311..ba3dad185 100644
--- a/web/ajax/events.php
+++ b/web/ajax/events.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $search = isset($_REQUEST['search']) ? $_REQUEST['search'] : '';
 
 // Advanced search contains an array of "column name" => "search text" pairs
 // Bootstrap table sends json_ecoded array, which we must decode
-$advsearch = isset($_REQUEST['filter']) ? json_decode($_REQUEST['filter'], JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY) : array();
+$advsearch = isset($_REQUEST['advsearch']) ? json_decode($_REQUEST['advsearch'], JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY) : array();
 
 // Sort specifies the name of the column to sort on
 $sort = 'StartTime';
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
index 2743a9743..62f53a1d8 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ var params =
 
 // Called by bootstrap-table to retrieve zm event data
 function ajaxRequest(params) {
-  $j.getJSON(thisUrl + '?view=request&request=events&task=query', params.data)
+  console.log(params);
+  $j.getJSON(thisUrl + '?view=request&request=events&task=query'+filterQuery, params.data)
       .done(function(data) {
         var rows = processRows(data.rows);
         // rearrange the result into what bootstrap-table expects