diff --git a/search-filter.php b/search-filter.php
index 721d26e..6e83eeb 100644
--- a/search-filter.php
+++ b/search-filter.php
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public function set_defaults()
 
 			//grab search term for prefilling search input
 			if(isset($wp_query->query['s']))
-			{//!"£$%^&*()
+			{//!"£$%^&*()
 				$this->searchterm = trim(get_search_query());
 			}
 
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ public function set_defaults()
 			
 			$this->defaults[SF_FPRE.'post_tag'] = $tags;
 
-			$taxs = array();
 			//loop through all the query vars
 			foreach($wp_query->query as $key=>$val)
 			{
@@ -582,6 +581,8 @@ public function set_defaults()
 					//now check it is a desired key
 					if(in_array($key, $this->taxonomylist))
 					{
+						$taxs = array();
+						
 						$taxslug = ($val);
 						//$tax_params = explode("+",esc_attr($taxslug));
 						
@@ -1721,4 +1722,4 @@ function walk_taxonomy( $type = "checkbox", $args = array() ) {
 require_once(SEARCHANDFILTER_PLUGIN_DIR."/of-admin.php");
 
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>