diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
index 8d3f4b4b86c..344b79baff6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery/topics.js.es6
@@ -137,11 +137,12 @@ const controllerOpts = {
   footerEducation: function() {
     if (!this.get('allLoaded') || this.get('model.topics.length') > 0 || !this.currentUser) { return; }
 
-    const split = (this.get('model.filter') || '').split('/');
+    const segments = (this.get('model.filter') || '').split('/');
 
-    if (split[0] !== 'new' && split[0] !== 'unread') { return; }
+    const tab = segments[segments.length - 1];
+    if (tab !== 'new' && tab !== 'unread') { return; }
 
-    return I18n.t("topics.none.educate." + split[0], {
+    return I18n.t("topics.none.educate." + tab, {
       userPrefsUrl: userPath(`${this.currentUser.get('username_lower')}/preferences`)
     });
   }.property('allLoaded', 'model.topics.length')