diff --git a/paginationcontroller.php b/paginationcontroller.php
index 210d42c..5368e72 100644
--- a/paginationcontroller.php
+++ b/paginationcontroller.php
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ $filters = [
     'page' => $_GET['page'] ?? 0 // Default to first page
 ];
 
+// If no query parameters exist (initial page load), redirect to set default ones
+if (empty($_GET)) {
+    redirectWithFilters($filters);
+}
+
 $rowLimit = 5;
 $facilityDataSet = new FacilityDataSet();