3 files changed, 8 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
index 7d382c228..c4040af95 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Around.pm
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ sub check_location_is_acceptable : Private {
 
 =head2 check_and_stash_category
 
-Check that the 'category' query param is valid, if it's present. Stores
+Check that the 'filter_category' query param is valid, if it's present. Stores
 the validated string in the stash as filter_category.
 Puts all the valid categories in filter_categories on the stash.
 
@@ -270,17 +270,10 @@ sub check_and_stash_category : Private {
     $c->stash->{filter_categories} = \@categories;
 
 
-    my $category = $c->req->param('category');
-    if ( $category ) {
-        my $count = $c->model('DB::Contact')->not_deleted->search(
-            {
-                body_id => [ keys %bodies ],
-                category => $category
-            }
-        )->count;
-        if ( $count ) {
-            $c->stash->{filter_category} = $category;
-        }
+    my $category = $c->req->param('filter_category');
+    my %categories_mapped = map { $_ => 1 } @categories;
+    if ( defined $category && $categories_mapped{$category} ) {
+        $c->stash->{filter_category} = $category;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/My.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/My.pm
index 0cea3735a..0bcee7ac6 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/My.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/My.pm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sub my : Path : Args(0) {
         %$params
     } if $c->cobrand->problems_clause;
 
-    my $category = $c->req->param('category');
+    my $category = $c->req->param('filter_category');
     if ( $category ) {
         $params->{category} = $category;
         $c->stash->{filter_category} = $category;
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Reports.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Reports.pm
index 82418fc48..e5f9d9507 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Reports.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Reports.pm
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ sub ward : Path : Args(2) {
     } )->all;
     @categories = map { $_->category } @categories;
     $c->stash->{filter_categories} = \@categories;
-    $c->stash->{filter_category} = $c->req->param('category');
+    $c->stash->{filter_category} = $c->req->param('filter_category');
 
     my $pins = $c->stash->{pins};
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ sub load_and_group_problems : Private {
 
     my $page = $c->req->params->{p} || 1;
     my $type = $c->req->params->{t} || 'all';
-    my $category = $c->req->params->{c} || $c->req->params->{category} || '';
+    my $category = $c->req->params->{c} || $c->req->params->{filter_category} || '';
 
     # Unlike the 't' query param, 'status' isn't affected by
     # the age of a report, so treat the filtering separately.