diff --git a/css/multiview.css b/css/multiview.css
index 06724df8..be894449 100644
--- a/css/multiview.css
+++ b/css/multiview.css
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
 .recline-filter-editor {
   padding: 8px;
+  display: none;
 }
 
 .recline-filter-editor .filter-term a {
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@
   * Fields Widget
   *********************************************************/
 
+.recline-fields-view {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .recline-fields-view .fields-list {
   padding: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/view.multiview.js b/src/view.multiview.js
index b8dead8c..52481e85 100644
--- a/src/view.multiview.js
+++ b/src/view.multiview.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ my.MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
       <div class="menu-right"> \
         <div class="btn-group" data-toggle="buttons-checkbox"> \
           {{#sidebarViews}} \
-          <a href="#" data-action="{{id}}" class="btn active">{{label}}</a> \
+          <a href="#" data-action="{{id}}" class="btn">{{label}}</a> \
           {{/sidebarViews}} \
         </div> \
       </div> \
diff --git a/src/widget.filtereditor.js b/src/widget.filtereditor.js
index 14112511..665c851b 100644
--- a/src/widget.filtereditor.js
+++ b/src/widget.filtereditor.js
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ my.FilterEditor = Backbone.View.extend({
     var filterType = $target.find('select.filterType').val();
     var field      = $target.find('select.fields').val();
     this.model.queryState.addFilter({type: filterType, field: field});
-    // trigger render explicitly as queryState change will not be triggered (as blank value for filter)
-    this.render();
   },
   onRemoveFilter: function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();