diff --git a/js/models/Settings.js b/js/models/Settings.js
index 456968850..9734f4c15 100644
--- a/js/models/Settings.js
+++ b/js/models/Settings.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default class extends BaseModel {
     return {
       paymentDataInQR: false,
       showNotifications: true,
-      showNsfw: true,
+      showNsfw: false,
       localCurrency: 'USD',
       country: 'UNITED_STATES',
       language: 'en-US',
diff --git a/js/templates/modals/settings/general.html b/js/templates/modals/settings/general.html
index 5caefe1a7..960f6497b 100644
--- a/js/templates/modals/settings/general.html
+++ b/js/templates/modals/settings/general.html
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ <h2 class="h3 clrT"><%= ob.polyT('settings.generalTab.sectionName') %></h2>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="flexRow gutterH TODO">
+      <div class="flexRow gutterH">
         <div class="col3">
-          <label class="required"><%= ob.polyT('settings.viewNsfwContent') %></label>
+          <label><%= ob.polyT('settings.viewNsfwContent') %></label>
         </div>
         <div class="col9">
           <% if (ob.errors.showNsfw) print(ob.formErrorTmpl({ errors: ob.errors.showNsfw })) %>
diff --git a/js/templates/search/Search.html b/js/templates/search/Search.html
index 004ab0c74..730a59a1b 100644
--- a/js/templates/search/Search.html
+++ b/js/templates/search/Search.html
@@ -87,14 +87,10 @@ <h4 class="rowSm"><%= val.label %></h4>
                 <div class="flexCol">
                 <% _.each(val.options, function(option, index) {
                   let checked = '';
-                  if (ob.filterVals.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    checked = option.value === ob.filterVals[key] ? 'checked' : '';
-                  } else {
-                    checked = option.default ? 'checked' : '';
-                  }
+                  checked = option.checked ? 'checked' : '';
                   var parsedLabel = ob.parseEmojis(option.label);
-                  print(`<input type="checkbox" ${checked} value="${option.value}" id="${key + index}" name="${key}">`);
-                  print(`<label for="${key + index}">${parsedLabel}</label>`);
+                  print(`<input type="checkbox" ${checked} id="${option.name}" name="${option.name}">`);
+                  print(`<label for="${option.name}">${parsedLabel}</label>`);
                 }); %>
                 </div>
               <% } %>
diff --git a/js/views/search/Search.js b/js/views/search/Search.js
index f5de0018d..d9a6c1536 100644
--- a/js/views/search/Search.js
+++ b/js/views/search/Search.js
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export default class extends baseVw {
     this.sortBySelected = options.sortBySelected || params.sortBy || '';
     // all parameters not specified above are assumed to be filters
     this.filters = _.omit(params, ['q', 'p', 'ps', 'sortBy', 'providerQ', 'network']);
+    // if the nsfw filter is not set, use the value from settings
+    this.filters.nsfw = this.filters.nsfw || String(app.settings.get('showNsfw'));
 
     this.processTerm(this.term);
   }
@@ -367,7 +369,11 @@ export default class extends baseVw {
 
   changeFilter(e) {
     const targ = $(e.target);
-    this.filters[targ.prop('name')] = targ.val();
+    if (targ[0].type === 'checkbox') {
+      this.filters[targ.prop('name')] = String(targ[0].checked);
+    } else {
+      this.filters[targ.prop('name')] = targ.val();
+    }
     this.serverPage = 0;
     this.processTerm(this.term);
   }