diff --git a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ImageExploratoryServiceImpl.java b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ImageExploratoryServiceImpl.java
index ffdf3bd..cc0611a 100644
--- a/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ImageExploratoryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/services/self-service/src/main/java/com/epam/datalab/backendapi/service/impl/ImageExploratoryServiceImpl.java
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
             if(userSettingsDAO.getImageFilter(user.getName()).isPresent()){
                 imageFilter = userSettingsDAO.getImageFilter(user.getName()).get();
                 images = filterImages(images, imageFilter);
+            } else {
+                imageFilter = new ImageFilter();
+                userSettingsDAO.setUserImageFilter(user.getName(),imageFilter);
             }
         } else{
             images = filterImages(images, imageFilter);