diff --git a/src/components/attribute-filter.tsx b/src/components/attribute-filter.tsx
index 9b2e967..9e13909 100644
--- a/src/components/attribute-filter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/attribute-filter.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export const AttributeFilter = () => {
       setHasFilter(anyFilters);
   },[frequencies, selectedAttrMap, selectedFrequency]);
 
+  //close filter modal if user changes selectedFrequency
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    setShowFilterModal(false);
+  },[selectedFrequency]);
+
   const handleFilterClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>, index: number) => {
     const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
     const top = rect.bottom + window.scrollY;