diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/philomena.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/philomena.py
index 51a0d38b..6377fb0f 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/philomena.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/philomena.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class PhilomenaExtractor(BooruExtractor):
             try:
                 params["filter_id"] = INSTANCES[self.category]["filter_id"]
             except (KeyError, TypeError):
-                pass
+                params["filter_id"] = "2"
 
         while True:
             data = self.request(url, params=params).json()