diff --git a/filter.js b/filter.js
index 6f1c4018..affdae26 100644
--- a/filter.js
+++ b/filter.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function createCheckBoxFromCounter(counter, title, attrId) {
     dropdown_element.setAttribute("data-actions-box", "true");
     dropdown_element.setAttribute("data-live-search", "true");
     dropdown_element.setAttribute("data-selected-text-format", "count > 2");
+    dropdown_element.setAttribute("data-none-selected-text", "No " + title + " selected");
     dropdown_element.setAttribute("id", "dropdown" + attrId);
     dropdown_element.setAttribute("virtualScroll", 10);
 
diff --git a/list_item.js b/list_item.js
index 1ac27a38..0f403ae2 100644
--- a/list_item.js
+++ b/list_item.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function createListGroupItemForIssue(issue) {
 
     var assignee_text_span = document.createElement("span");
     var assignee_text = num_assignees + " assignee";
-    if (num_assignees > 1) {
+    if (num_assignees > 1 || num_assignees === 0) {
         assignee_text += "s";
     }