diff --git a/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_forceItemListUpdate.sqf b/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_forceItemListUpdate.sqf
index e478012ce6..a806326677 100644
--- a/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_forceItemListUpdate.sqf
+++ b/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_forceItemListUpdate.sqf
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 disableSerialization;
 params ["_display"];
 
-private _index = GVAR(selectedFilterIndex);
 private _itemList = _display call FUNC(currentItemListBox);
-private _filterFunction = missionNamespace getVariable ((_display displayCtrl IDC_FILTERLISTS) lbData _index);
+private _filterFunction = missionNamespace getVariable ((_display displayCtrl IDC_FILTERLISTS) lbData GVAR(selectedFilterIndex));
 
 if (_filterFunction isEqualType {}) then {
     for "_i" from (lbSize _itemList) - 1 to 0 step -1 do {
diff --git a/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_inventoryDisplayLoad.sqf b/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_inventoryDisplayLoad.sqf
index 47e040e644..ca9f7a5343 100644
--- a/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_inventoryDisplayLoad.sqf
+++ b/addons/inventory/functions/fnc_inventoryDisplayLoad.sqf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private _filter = _display displayCtrl IDC_FILTERLISTS;
 // the first three indecies are hard coded: 0 - weapons , 1 - magazines, 2 - items
 // all of them show backpacks, because BI
 // all other indecies show everything, so all we have to do is delete stuff we dont like
-_filter ctrlAddEventHandler ["LBSelChanged", {_this call FUNC(onLBSelChanged)}];
+_filter ctrlAddEventHandler ["LBSelChanged", LINKFUNC(onLBSelChanged)];
 
 // have to add these a frame later, because this event happens before the engine adds the default filters
 [{
@@ -70,9 +70,5 @@ _dummyControl ctrlAddEventHandler ["Draw", {
 
     private _itemList = _display call FUNC(currentItemListBox);
 
-    // monitoring is done by setting a lb value. These are unused here and are reset every time the list box updates.
-    if (_itemList lbValue 0 != DUMMY_VALUE) then {
-        _display call FUNC(forceItemListUpdate);
-        _itemList lbSetValue [0, DUMMY_VALUE];
-    };
+    _display call FUNC(forceItemListUpdate);
 }];