diff --git a/src/visits/VisitsStats.tsx b/src/visits/VisitsStats.tsx
index c381e300..d2c2a767 100644
--- a/src/visits/VisitsStats.tsx
+++ b/src/visits/VisitsStats.tsx
@@ -87,13 +87,11 @@ export const VisitsStats: FC<VisitsStatsProps> = ({
     () => processStatsFromVisits(normalizedVisits),
     [normalizedVisits],
   );
+  const resolvedFilter = useMemo(() => ({
+    ...visitsFilter,
+    excludeBots: visitsFilter.excludeBots ?? settings.visits?.excludeBots,
+  }), [visitsFilter]);
   const mapLocations = values(citiesForMap);
-  const resolvedFilter = useMemo(() => (
-    !isFirstLoad.current ? visitsFilter : {
-      ...visitsFilter,
-      excludeBots: visitsFilter.excludeBots ?? settings.visits?.excludeBots,
-    }
-  ), [visitsFilter]);
 
   const setSelectedVisits = (selectedVisits: NormalizedVisit[]) => {
     selectedBar = undefined;
diff --git a/src/visits/helpers/hooks.ts b/src/visits/helpers/hooks.ts
index fd647023..1c57d8d7 100644
--- a/src/visits/helpers/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/visits/helpers/hooks.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { DateRange, datesToDateRange } from '../../utils/helpers/dateIntervals';
 import { OrphanVisitType, VisitsFilter } from '../types';
 import { parseQuery, stringifyQuery } from '../../utils/helpers/query';
 import { formatIsoDate } from '../../utils/helpers/date';
-import { BooleanString } from '../../utils/utils';
+import { BooleanString, parseBooleanToString } from '../../utils/utils';
 
 interface VisitsQuery {
   startDate?: string;
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ export const useVisitsQuery = (): [VisitsFiltering, UpdateFiltering] => {
   );
   const updateFiltering = (extra: DeepPartial<VisitsFiltering>) => {
     const { dateRange, visitsFilter } = mergeDeepRight(filtering, extra);
+    const { excludeBots, orphanVisitsType } = visitsFilter;
     const query: VisitsQuery = {
       startDate: (dateRange?.startDate && formatIsoDate(dateRange.startDate)) || '',
       endDate: (dateRange?.endDate && formatIsoDate(dateRange.endDate)) || '',
-      excludeBots: visitsFilter.excludeBots ? 'true' : 'false',
-      orphanVisitsType: visitsFilter.orphanVisitsType,
+      excludeBots: excludeBots === undefined ? undefined : parseBooleanToString(excludeBots),
+      orphanVisitsType,
       domain: theDomain,
     };
     const stringifiedQuery = stringifyQuery(query);