diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/components/submission-filters.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/components/submission-filters.js
index 98fbc8d296a49081499037f79f7b894e823e6540..774230b5962cfdf7fa50528765065e4aa1f9263c 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/components/submission-filters.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/components/submission-filters.js
@@ -54,13 +54,4 @@ export default () => {
             mobileFilterPadding(dropdown);
         });
     });
-
-    // wait for DOM content to load before checking for select2
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-        // Add active class to select2 checkboxes after page has been filtered
-        const clearButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.select2-selection__clear');
-        clearButtons.forEach(clearButton => {
-            clearButton.parentElement.parentElement.classList.add('is-active');
-        });
-    });
 };
diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
index 9c976f7479dc7f3b386ba43d48d1d811d12dce63..06e4bb9595fcebdaa5f7cda3fb96b4b2d52bea52 100755
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ import mobileFilterPadding from './components/mobile-filter-padding';
         submissionFilters();
     });
 
+    // Add active class to select2 checkboxes after page has been filtered
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+        // If there are clear buttons in the dom, it means the filters have been applied
+        const clearButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.select2-selection__clear');
+        clearButtons.forEach(clearButton => {
+            clearButton.parentElement.parentElement.classList.add('is-active');
+        });
+    });
+
     // reset mobile filters if they're open past the tablet breakpoint
     $(window).resize(function resize(){
         if ($(window).width() < 768) {