diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/cypress/e2e/process_instances.cy.js b/spiffworkflow-frontend/cypress/e2e/process_instances.cy.js
index aa0c6626..db6f53d3 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/cypress/e2e/process_instances.cy.js
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/cypress/e2e/process_instances.cy.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import { DATE_FORMAT, PROCESS_STATUSES } from '../../src/config';
+import { titleizeString } from '../../src/helpers';
 
 const filterByDate = (fromDate) => {
   cy.get('#date-picker-start-from').clear().type(format(fromDate, DATE_FORMAT));
@@ -172,14 +173,19 @@ describe('process-instances', () => {
     cy.contains('All Process Instances');
     cy.assertAtLeastOneItemInPaginatedResults();
 
+    cy.getBySel('filter-section-expand-toggle').click();
+
     const statusSelect = '#process-instance-status-select';
     PROCESS_STATUSES.forEach((processStatus) => {
       if (!['all', 'waiting'].includes(processStatus)) {
         cy.get(statusSelect).click();
-        cy.get(statusSelect).contains(processStatus).click();
+        cy.get(statusSelect).contains(titleizeString(processStatus)).click();
         cy.get(statusSelect).click();
         cy.getBySel('filter-button').click();
-        cy.url().should('include', `status=${processStatus}`);
+
+        // make sure that there is 1 status item selected in the multiselect
+        cy.get(`${statusSelect} .cds--tag`).contains('1');
+
         cy.assertAtLeastOneItemInPaginatedResults();
         cy.getBySel(`process-instance-status-${processStatus}`);
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport.tsx
index b196c2ee..9f912628 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type OwnProps = {
   buttonText?: string;
   buttonClassName?: string;
   processInstanceReportSelection?: ProcessInstanceReport | null;
-  reportMetadata: ReportMetadata;
+  getReportMetadataCallback: Function;
 };
 
 export default function ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport({
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport({
   processInstanceReportSelection,
   buttonClassName,
   buttonText = 'Save as Perspective',
-  reportMetadata,
+  getReportMetadataCallback,
 }: OwnProps) {
   const [identifier, setIdentifier] = useState<string>(
     processInstanceReportSelection?.identifier || ''
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport({
   const addProcessInstanceReport = (event: any) => {
     event.preventDefault();
 
+    const reportMetadata = getReportMetadataCallback();
+    if (!reportMetadata) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     let path = `/process-instances/reports`;
     let httpMethod = 'POST';
     if (isEditMode() && processInstanceReportSelection) {
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
index b3b496d5..1bb76de9 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/components/ProcessInstanceListTable.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
   DATE_FORMAT_FOR_DISPLAY,
 } from '../config';
 import {
-  capitalizeFirstLetter,
   convertDateAndTimeStringsToSeconds,
   convertDateObjectToFormattedHoursMinutes,
   convertSecondsToFormattedDateString,
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   refreshAtInterval,
   REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECONDS,
   REFRESH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+  titleizeString,
 } from '../helpers';
 import { useUriListForPermissions } from '../hooks/UriListForPermissions';
 
@@ -337,10 +337,8 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
             setProcessStatusSelection(
               (reportFilter.field_value || '').split(',')
             );
-            setShowFilterOptions(true);
           } else if (reportFilter.field_name === 'process_initiator_username') {
             setProcessInitiatorSelection(reportFilter.field_value || '');
-            setShowFilterOptions(true);
           } else if (reportFilter.field_name === 'process_model_identifier') {
             selectedProcessModelIdentifier =
               reportFilter.field_value || undefined;
@@ -358,7 +356,6 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
                 reportFilter.field_value as any
               );
               timeFunctionToCall(timeString);
-              setShowFilterOptions(true);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -368,11 +365,14 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
         (processModel: ProcessModel) => {
           if (processModel.id === selectedProcessModelIdentifier) {
             setProcessModelSelection(processModel);
-            setShowFilterOptions(true);
           }
         }
       );
 
+      if (reportMetadataBodyToUse.filter_by.length > 1) {
+        setShowFilterOptions(true);
+      }
+
       // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
       let { page, perPage } = getPageInfoFromSearchParams(
         searchParams,
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
   };
 
   const formatProcessInstanceStatus = (_row: any, value: any) => {
-    return capitalizeFirstLetter((value || '').replaceAll('_', ' '));
+    return titleizeString((value || '').replaceAll('_', ' '));
   };
   const processStatusSearch = () => {
     return (
@@ -845,18 +845,13 @@ export default function ProcessInstanceListTable({
   };
 
   const saveAsReportComponent = () => {
-    const newReportMetadata = getNewReportMetadataBasedOnPageWidgets();
-
-    if (!newReportMetadata) {
-      return null;
-    }
     return (
       <ProcessInstanceListSaveAsReport
         onSuccess={onSaveReportSuccess}
         buttonClassName="button-white-background narrow-button"
         buttonText="Save"
         processInstanceReportSelection={processInstanceReportSelection}
-        reportMetadata={newReportMetadata}
+        getReportMetadataCallback={getNewReportMetadataBasedOnPageWidgets}
       />
     );
   };
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/helpers.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/helpers.tsx
index 441d3c0f..08aff8cf 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/helpers.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/helpers.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export const capitalizeFirstLetter = (string: any) => {
   return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
 };
 
+export const titleizeString = (string: any) => {
+  return capitalizeFirstLetter((string || '').replaceAll('_', ' '));
+};
+
 export const convertDateToSeconds = (
   date: any,
   onChangeFunction: any = null