diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index 63458d80..7c3c7690 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -942,7 +942,8 @@ class PickDlg(QDialog):
 
         # copy and filter data for earliest and latest possible picks
         wfdata = self.getWFData().copy().select(channel=channel)
-        wfdata.filter(**filteroptions)
+        if filteroptions:
+            wfdata.filter(**filteroptions)
 
         # get earliest and latest possible pick and symmetric pick error
         [epp, lpp, spe] = earllatepicker(wfdata, 1.5, (5., .5, 2.), pick)