diff --git a/application/controllers/Logbookadvanced.php b/application/controllers/Logbookadvanced.php
index 2fcb46c1a..a6a9e0242 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Logbookadvanced.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Logbookadvanced.php
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Logbookadvanced extends CI_Controller {
 			'dateFrom' => '',
 			'dateTo' => '',
 			'de' => $this->input->post('de'),
-			'dx' => '',
+			'dx' => '*',
 			'mode' => '',
 			'band' => '',
 			'qslSent' => '',
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ class Logbookadvanced extends CI_Controller {
 			'iota' => '',
 			'dxcc' => '',
 			'propmode' => '',
-			'gridsquare' => '',
-			'state' => '',
+			'gridsquare' => '*',
+			'state' => '*',
 			'cqzone' => '',
 			'ituzone' => '',
 			'qsoresults' => count($this->input->post('ids')),
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ class Logbookadvanced extends CI_Controller {
 			'eqslReceived' => '',
 			'clublogSent' => '',
 			'clublogReceived' => '',
-			'qslvia' => '',
-			'sota' => '',
-			'pota' => '',
-			'wwff' => '',
+			'qslvia' => '*',
+			'sota' => '*',
+			'pota' => '*',
+			'wwff' => '*',
 			'qslimages' => '',
-			'operator' => '',
-			'contest' => '',
+			'operator' => '*',
+			'contest' => '*',
 			'continent' => '',
 			'ids' => xss_clean($this->input->post('ids'))
 		);