diff --git a/static/skin/index.js b/static/skin/index.js
index 8f5ed557..2b5a4149 100644
--- a/static/skin/index.js
+++ b/static/skin/index.js
@@ -429,7 +429,11 @@
             filter.addEventListener('change', () => {resetAndFilter(filter.name, filter.value)});
         });
         if (filters) {
-            window.history.pushState({}, null, `?${params.toString()}`);
+            const currentLink = window.location.search;
+            const newLink = `?${params.toString()}`;
+            if (currentLink != newLink) {
+                window.history.pushState({}, null, newLink);       
+            }
         }
         updateVisibleParams();
         document.getElementById('kiwixSearchForm').onsubmit = (event) => {event.preventDefault()};
diff --git a/test/server.cpp b/test/server.cpp
index 12909fe6..992ffb9c 100644
--- a/test/server.cpp
+++ b/test/server.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ R"EXPECTEDRESULT(      src="/ROOT/skin/jquery-ui/external/jquery/jquery.js?cache
           src: url("/ROOT/skin/fonts/Roboto.ttf?cacheid=84d10248") format("truetype");
     <script src="/ROOT/skin/isotope.pkgd.min.js?cacheid=2e48d392" defer></script>
     <script src="/ROOT/skin/iso6391To3.js?cacheid=ecde2bb3"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="/ROOT/skin/index.js?cacheid=a4b8af39" defer></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="/ROOT/skin/index.js?cacheid=95045020" defer></script>
 )EXPECTEDRESULT"
     },
     {