diff --git a/assets/templates/asset_list.html b/assets/templates/asset_list.html
index 601a2b4b..4c86d58d 100644
--- a/assets/templates/asset_list.html
+++ b/assets/templates/asset_list.html
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 </div>
 
 <form id="asset-search-form" method="get" class="form-inline pull-right">
-  {% csrf_token %}
   <div class="input-group pull-right" style="width: auto;">
     {% render_field form.query|add_class:'form-control' placeholder='Search by Asset ID/Description' style="width: 250px"%}
     <label for="query" class="sr-only">Asset ID/Description:</label>
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@
   <div style="margin-top: 1em;" class="pull-right">
       <div class="form-group">
         <label for="category" class="sr-only">Category</label>
-        {% render_field form.category|attr:'multiple'|add_class:'form-control selectpicker' data-none-selected-text="Categories" data-header="Categories"%}
+        {% render_field form.category|attr:'multiple'|add_class:'form-control selectpicker' data-none-selected-text="Categories" data-header="Categories" data-actions-box="true" %}
       </div>
       <div class="form-group">
         <label for="status" class="sr-only">Status</label>
-        {% render_field form.status|attr:'multiple'|add_class:'form-control selectpicker' data-none-selected-text="Statuses" data-header="Statuses"%}
+        {% render_field form.status|attr:'multiple'|add_class:'form-control selectpicker' data-none-selected-text="Statuses" data-header="Statuses" data-actions-box="true" %}
       </div>
       <!---TODO: Auto filter whenever an option is selected, instead of using a button -->
       <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Filter</button>
diff --git a/assets/views.py b/assets/views.py
index 0b4269c0..06449cdb 100644
--- a/assets/views.py
+++ b/assets/views.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.views import generic
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.db.models import Q
 from assets import models, forms
 
 
+@method_decorator(csrf_exempt, name='dispatch')
 class AssetList(LoginRequiredMixin, generic.ListView):
     model = models.Asset
     template_name = 'asset_list.html'
@@ -13,13 +16,17 @@ class AssetList(LoginRequiredMixin, generic.ListView):
     ordering = ['-pk']
     hide_hidden_status = True
 
+    def get_initial(self):
+        initial = {'status': models.AssetStatus.objects.filter(should_show=True)}
+        return initial
+
     def get_queryset(self):
         if self.request.method == 'POST':
             self.form = forms.AssetSearchForm(data=self.request.POST)
-        elif self.request.method == 'GET':
+        elif self.request.method == 'GET' and len(self.request.GET) > 0:
             self.form = forms.AssetSearchForm(data=self.request.GET)
         else:
-            self.form = forms.AssetSearchForm(data={})
+            self.form = forms.AssetSearchForm(data=self.get_initial())
         form = self.form
         if not form.is_valid():
             return self.model.objects.none()