diff --git a/frontend/app/src/people/utils/__tests__/filterValidation.spec.ts b/frontend/app/src/people/utils/__tests__/filterValidation.spec.ts
index f1051b8e7..321026833 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/people/utils/__tests__/filterValidation.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/src/people/utils/__tests__/filterValidation.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('testing filters', () => {
   describe('bountyHeaderLanguageFilter', () => {
     test('match', () => {
       expect(bountyHeaderLanguageFilter(['Javascript', 'Python'], { Javascript: true })).toEqual(
-        false
+        true
       );
     });
     test('no-match', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/people/utils/filterValidation.ts b/frontend/app/src/people/utils/filterValidation.ts
index e9558665d..63a0d9eab 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/people/utils/filterValidation.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/src/people/utils/filterValidation.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ export const bountyHeaderFilter = (
 };
 
 export const bountyHeaderLanguageFilter = (codingLanguage: any, filterLanguage: any) => {
-  if (Object.keys(filterLanguage)?.every((key: any) => !filterLanguage[key])) {
-    return true;
-  } else return codingLanguage?.some(({ value }: any) => filterLanguage[value]) ?? false;
+  const selectedLanguages: string[] = Object.keys(filterLanguage).filter(
+    (key: string) => filterLanguage[key]
+  );
+  if (!Array.isArray(selectedLanguages) || selectedLanguages.length === 0) {
+    return true; // No filter selected, show all bounties
+  } else {
+    // Use "and" logic - all selected skills must match- thus using every
+    return selectedLanguages.every((selectedLanguage: string) =>
+      codingLanguage.includes(selectedLanguage)
+    );
+  }
 };
diff --git a/frontend/app/src/people/widgetViews/WidgetSwitchViewer.tsx b/frontend/app/src/people/widgetViews/WidgetSwitchViewer.tsx
index 25ce34221..f0da4a0d6 100644
--- a/frontend/app/src/people/widgetViews/WidgetSwitchViewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/src/people/widgetViews/WidgetSwitchViewer.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function WidgetSwitchViewer(props: any) {
     const value = { ...body };
     return (
       bountyHeaderFilter(props?.checkboxIdToSelectedMap, value?.paid, !!value?.assignee) &&
-      bountyHeaderLanguageFilter(value?.codingLanguage, props?.checkboxIdToSelectedMapLanguage)
+      bountyHeaderLanguageFilter(value?.coding_languages, props?.checkboxIdToSelectedMapLanguage)
     );
   });