diff --git a/src/model.js b/src/model.js
index bd6b3799..84d0b14f 100644
--- a/src/model.js
+++ b/src/model.js
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@ my.Query = Backbone.Model.extend({
     var ourfilter = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(filter));
     // not fully specified so use template and over-write
     if (_.keys(filter).length <= 3) {
-      ourfilter = _.extend(this._filterTemplates[filter.type], ourfilter);
+      ourfilter = _.extend(
+        // crude deep copy
+        JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this._filterTemplates[filter.type])),
+        ourfilter
+      );
     }
     var filters = this.get('filters');
     filters.push(ourfilter);
diff --git a/test/model.test.js b/test/model.test.js
index e6fb843a..8f7dd909 100644
--- a/test/model.test.js
+++ b/test/model.test.js
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ test('Query.addFilter', function () {
   };
   deepEqual(query.get('filters')[0], exp);
 
+  query.addFilter({type: 'term', field: 'abc'});
+  deepEqual(query.get('filters')[0], exp);
+
   query.addFilter({type: 'geo_distance', field: 'xyz'});
   var exp = {
     distance: 10,
@@ -331,7 +334,7 @@ test('Query.addFilter', function () {
     field: 'xyz',
     type: 'geo_distance'
   };
-  deepEqual(exp, query.get('filters')[1]);
+  deepEqual(exp, query.get('filters')[2]);
 });
 
 })(this.jQuery);
diff --git a/test/widget.filtereditor.test.js b/test/widget.filtereditor.test.js
index 3df630ff..c1acbbff 100644
--- a/test/widget.filtereditor.test.js
+++ b/test/widget.filtereditor.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ test('basics', function () {
   $editForm.find('.filter-range input').first().val('2');
   $editForm.find('.filter-range input').last().val('4');
   $editForm.submit();
+  equal(dataset.queryState.attributes.filters[0].term, 'UK');
   equal(dataset.queryState.attributes.filters[1].start, 2);
   equal(dataset.records.length, 2);
 
@@ -59,6 +60,33 @@ test('basics', function () {
   view.remove();
 });
 
+test('add 2 filters of same type', function () {
+  var dataset = Fixture.getDataset();
+  var view = new recline.View.FilterEditor({
+    model: dataset
+  });
+  $('.fixtures').append(view.el);
+
+  // add 2 term filters
+  var $addForm = view.el.find('form.js-add');
+  view.el.find('.js-add-filter').click();
+  $addForm.find('select.fields').val('country');
+  $addForm.submit();
+
+  var $addForm = view.el.find('form.js-add');
+  view.el.find('.js-add-filter').click();
+  $addForm.find('select.fields').val('id');
+  $addForm.submit();
+
+  var fields = [];
+  view.el.find('form.js-edit .filter-term input').each(function(idx, item) {
+    fields.push($(item).attr('data-filter-field'));
+  });
+  deepEqual(fields, ['country', 'id']);
+
+  view.remove();
+});
+
 test('geo_distance', function () {
   var dataset = Fixture.getDataset();
   var view = new recline.View.FilterEditor({