diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/filter.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/filter.js
index 4a36656b4de3faa881c1809450cd91302d84e729..d4f10997d335be14e33c3ca2ee3cb7ee8749a7bc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/filter.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/filter.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ $(document).ready(function()
         updateStatus();
     });
 
+    $('#buttonApplyFilter').click(function(){
+       document.getElementsByName('NewFilterConfiguration')[0].submit();
+    });
+
     updateStatus();
 });
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/filter/filterMacros.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/filter/filterMacros.ftl
index 2d7b08d25e2f2cc3d92d5f6ea0ad294d5c8454ee..09a7f08bb252a365e4ee6db8561702ff72af7f44 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/filter/filterMacros.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/filter/filterMacros.ftl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 </#macro>
 
 <#macro buttonApply>
-    <button class="btn waves-effect waves-light background-green" type="submit" name="buttonSave">
+    <button class="btn waves-effect waves-light background-green" type="submit" id="buttonApplyFilter">
         <i class="fas fa-filter left"></i>${locale.getString("filter.apply")}
     </button>
 </#macro>