diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFilterState.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFilterState.java
index 3497b88c5..d3ece9bfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFilterState.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyFilterState.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class NearbyFilterState {
      * Define initial filter values here
      */
     private NearbyFilterState() {
-        existsSelected = false;
+        existsSelected = true;
         needPhotoSelected = true;
         wlmSelected = true;
         checkBoxTriState = -1; // Unknown