diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/submission-filters.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/submission-filters.js
index 0186b0c3819cad743e4de1f1877abb196b508953..60c5f18c3557d121b2a5e80d7acc85065eedc8b0 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/submission-filters.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/apply/submission-filters.js
@@ -53,5 +53,13 @@
         });
     });
 
+    $(function () {
+        // 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');
+        });
+    });
+
 })(jQuery);
 
diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
index 40b87e15ce74d10b4c311dd8aeee31ac179c6241..8bc430ea6306402d2b4e1ba10bf97bf0971009f4 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/javascript/main.js
@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@
         message.classList.add('messages__text--hide');
     });
 
-    // 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() < 1024) {