diff --git a/backend/app/services/gallery_service.py b/backend/app/services/gallery_service.py
index 5002af8..b5060f3 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/gallery_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/gallery_service.py
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ class GalleryService:
         column predicate on ImageRecord.
         """
         _require_single_filter(tag_ids, post_id, artist_id)
-        common = dict(
-            tag_ids=tag_ids, post_id=post_id,
-            artist_id=artist_id, media_type=media_type,
-        )
+        common = {
+            "tag_ids": tag_ids, "post_id": post_id,
+            "artist_id": artist_id, "media_type": media_type,
+        }
 
         # total — the full active filter (the headline result count).
         total = (await self.session.execute(
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ class GalleryService:
         # platforms — scope minus the platform selection. Inner-join
         # provenance→source and COUNT(DISTINCT image) per platform (a
         # cross-posted image counts under each of its platforms).
-        plat_scope = dict(
-            common, untagged=untagged, no_artist=no_artist,
-            date_from=date_from, date_to=date_to,
-        )
+        plat_scope = {
+            **common, "untagged": untagged, "no_artist": no_artist,
+            "date_from": date_from, "date_to": date_to,
+        }
         src = aliased(Source)
         plat_stmt = (
             select(src.platform, func.count(distinct(ImageRecord.id)))
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryFilterBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryFilterBar.vue
index 7d17896..a19063f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryFilterBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/gallery/GalleryFilterBar.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useApi } from '../../composables/useApi.js'
 import { cloneFilter, filterToQuery, useGalleryStore } from '../../stores/gallery.js'
@@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ const hasActiveFilters = computed(() =>
   hasRefineFilters.value
 )
 
-// Auto-open the panel when arriving with refine filters already in the URL
-// (deep-link / back button) so the active facets are visible, not hidden.
-const refineOpen = ref(hasRefineFilters.value)
+// Auto-open the panel when refine filters are present in the URL (deep-link /
+// back button). The parent applies the query in its onMounted — after this
+// child has set up — so watch for the transition rather than reading the
+// initial (still-default) filter state.
+const refineOpen = ref(false)
+watch(hasRefineFilters, (v) => { if (v) refineOpen.value = true })
 function toggleRefine() {
   // The panel fetches facets itself on mount (and refetches on filter change);
   // opening it is enough.