diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
index 46c996cee4..b447a93255 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.cpp
@@ -100,15 +100,15 @@ void CSVFilter::EditWidget::filterRowsInserted(const QModelIndex& parent, int st
 
 void CSVFilter::EditWidget::createFilterRequest(const std::vector<FilterData>& sourceFilter, Qt::DropAction action)
 {
-    std::string stringOrValue = "string";
+    FilterType filterType = FilterType::String;
     std::vector<FilterData> newFilter;
 
     for (auto filterData : sourceFilter)
     {
         FilterData newFilterData;
-        std::pair<std::string, std::string> pair = std::visit(FilterVisitor(), filterData.searchData);
+        std::pair<std::string, FilterType> pair = std::visit(FilterVisitor(), filterData.searchData);
         std::string searchString = pair.first;
-        stringOrValue = pair.second;
+        filterType = pair.second;
         std::vector<std::string> columns;
         newFilterData.searchData = searchString;
         newFilterData.columns = filterData.columns;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void CSVFilter::EditWidget::createFilterRequest(const std::vector<FilterData>& s
 
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < count; ++i)
         {
-            ss << generateFilter(newFilter[i], stringOrValue);
+            ss << generateFilter(newFilter[i], filterType);
 
             if (i + 1 != count)
             {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void CSVFilter::EditWidget::createFilterRequest(const std::vector<FilterData>& s
             ss << '!';
         }
 
-        ss << generateFilter(newFilter[0], stringOrValue);
+        ss << generateFilter(newFilter[0], filterType);
 
         if (!replaceMode)
         {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void CSVFilter::EditWidget::createFilterRequest(const std::vector<FilterData>& s
     }
 }
 
-std::string CSVFilter::EditWidget::generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData, std::string stringOrValue) const
+std::string CSVFilter::EditWidget::generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData, const FilterType& filterType) const
 {
     const unsigned columns = filterData.columns.size();
 
@@ -246,16 +246,18 @@ std::string CSVFilter::EditWidget::generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData,
         Log(Debug::Warning) << "Generating record filter failed.";
         return "";
     }
-    if (stringOrValue == "string")
+    if (filterType == FilterType::String)
         quotesResolved = '"' + quotesResolved + '"';
 
     std::stringstream ss;
+
     if (multipleColumns)
     {
         ss << "or(";
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < columns; ++i)
         {
-            ss << stringOrValue << "(" << '"' << filterData.columns[i] << '"' << ',' << quotesResolved << ')';
+            ss << filterTypeName(filterType) << "(" << '"' << filterData.columns[i] << '"' << ',' << quotesResolved
+               << ')';
             if (i + 1 != columns)
                 ss << ',';
         }
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ std::string CSVFilter::EditWidget::generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData,
     }
     else
     {
-        ss << stringOrValue << '(' << '"' << filterData.columns[0] << "\"," << quotesResolved << ")";
+        ss << filterTypeName(filterType) << '(' << '"' << filterData.columns[0] << "\"," << quotesResolved << ")";
     }
 
     return ss.str();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
index 981e570f6b..7ae166283a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/editwidget.hpp
@@ -33,23 +33,29 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
 namespace CSVFilter
 {
+    enum class FilterType
+    {
+        String,
+        Value
+    };
+
     struct FilterVisitor
     {
-        std::pair<std::string, std::string> operator()(const std::string& stringData)
+        std::pair<std::string, FilterType> operator()(const std::string& stringData)
         {
-            std::string stringOrValue = "string";
-            return std::make_pair(stringData, stringOrValue);
+            FilterType filterType = FilterType::String;
+            return std::make_pair(stringData, filterType);
         }
 
-        std::pair<std::string, std::string> operator()(const QVariant& variantData)
+        std::pair<std::string, FilterType> operator()(const QVariant& variantData)
         {
-            std::string stringOrValue;
+            FilterType filterType = FilterType::String;
             QMetaType::Type dataType = static_cast<QMetaType::Type>(variantData.type());
             if (dataType == QMetaType::QString || dataType == QMetaType::Bool || dataType == QMetaType::Int)
-                stringOrValue = "string";
+                filterType = FilterType::String;
             if (dataType == QMetaType::Int || dataType == QMetaType::Float)
-                stringOrValue = "value";
-            return std::make_pair(variantData.toString().toStdString(), stringOrValue);
+                filterType = FilterType::Value;
+            return std::make_pair(variantData.toString().toStdString(), filterType);
         }
     };
 
@@ -74,10 +80,22 @@ namespace CSVFilter
         void filterChanged(std::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node> filter);
 
     private:
-        std::string generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData, std::string stringOrValue) const;
+        std::string generateFilter(const FilterData& filterData, const FilterType& filterType) const;
 
         void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* event) override;
 
+        constexpr std::string_view filterTypeName(const FilterType& type) const
+        {
+            switch (type)
+            {
+                case FilterType::String:
+                    return "string";
+                case FilterType::Value:
+                    return "value";
+            }
+            return "unknown type";
+        }
+
     private slots:
 
         void textChanged(const QString& text);