diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 34ba1647..b59e08dd 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: safetyGraphics
 Title: Interactive Graphics for Monitoring Clinical Trial Safety
-Version: 2.2.0
+Version: 2.1.1
 Authors@R: c(
 	person("Jeremy", "Wildfire", email = "jwildfire@gmail.com", role = c("cre","aut")),
 	person("Becca", "Krouse", role="aut"),
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index f02ff01c..34fa246e 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-YEAR: 2021
+YEAR: 2022
 COPYRIGHT HOLDER: safetyGraphics authors
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index db5cbda1..8e28534d 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2021 safetyGraphics authors
+Copyright (c) 2021-2023 safetyGraphics authors
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9feaf90a..606f5024 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# safetyGraphics v2.1.1
+
+Resolves a bug that was causing unexpected data filters on initial load. 
+
 # safetyGraphics v2.1.0
 
 This release focuses on updates the safetyGraphics metadata framework:
diff --git a/R/mod_filterTab.R b/R/mod_filterTab.R
index a3ea10bf..0eb8040e 100644
--- a/R/mod_filterTab.R
+++ b/R/mod_filterTab.R
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@ filterTab <- function(input, output, session, domainData, filterDomain, current_
         shinyjs::hide(selector = paste0(".navbar li a[data-value=",tabID,"]"))
         shinyjs::hide(selector = paste0(".navbar #population-header"))
     })
-
+    
     res_filter <- filter_data_server(
         id = "filtering", 
         data = raw,
         name = reactive({filterDomain}),
-        vars = reactive({filterVars})
+        vars = reactive({filterVars}),
+        widget_char="select"
     )  
 
     observeEvent(res_filter$filtered(), {