diff --git a/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml b/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
index 6f1c5b60dc9..9ad2efaf9fb 100644
--- a/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/views/portal_templates.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
                         <span class="small mr-1 navbar-text">Filter By:</span>
                         <div class="btn-group">
                             <button id="portal_searchbar_filters" data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm dropdown-toggle">
-                                <t t-esc="searchbar_filters[filterby].get('label', 'All')"/>
+                                <t t-esc="searchbar_filters.get(filterby,searchbar_filters.get('all')).get('label', 'All')"/>
                             </button>
                             <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="portal_searchbar_filters">
                                 <t t-foreach="searchbar_filters" t-as="option">
diff --git a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
index f7480d3aedb..d701862b730 100644
--- a/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/addons/project/controllers/portal.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class CustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
         # default filter by value
         if not filterby:
             filterby = 'all'
-        domain = searchbar_filters[filterby]['domain']
+        domain = searchbar_filters.get(filterby, searchbar_filters.get('all'))['domain']
 
         # default group by value
         if not groupby: