diff --git a/client/testfixture/config.textproto b/client/testfixture/config.textproto
index 2652887..fd9091b 100644
--- a/client/testfixture/config.textproto
+++ b/client/testfixture/config.textproto
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ record_apis: [
 schemas: [
   {
     name: "simple_schema"
-    schema:
-      "{"
-      "  \"type\": \"object\","
-      "  \"properties\": {"
-      "    \"name\": { \"type\": \"string\" },"
-      "    \"obj\": { \"type\": \"object\" }"
-      "  },"
-      "  \"required\": [\"name\"]"
-      "}"
+    schema: "{  \"type\": \"object\",  \"properties\": {    \"name\": { \"type\": \"string\" },    \"obj\": { \"type\": \"object\" }  },  \"required\": [\"name\"]}"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/FilterBar.tsx b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
index 8298e01..0ba9c4e 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
+++ b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/FilterBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { createSignal } from "solid-js";
-
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { TextField, TextFieldInput } from "@/components/ui/text-field";
 
@@ -9,12 +7,13 @@ export function FilterBar(props: {
   initial?: string;
   onSubmit: (filter: string) => void;
 }) {
-  const [input, setInput] = createSignal(props.initial ?? "");
-
+  let ref: HTMLInputElement | undefined;
   const onSubmit = () => {
-    const value = input();
+    const value = ref?.value;
     console.debug("set filter: ", value);
-    props.onSubmit(value);
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      props.onSubmit(value);
+    }
   };
 
   return (
@@ -26,12 +25,10 @@ export function FilterBar(props: {
       >
         <TextField class="w-full">
           <TextFieldInput
+            ref={ref}
+            value={props.initial}
             type="text"
             placeholder={props.placeholder ?? "filter"}
-            onKeyUp={(e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-              const value = (e.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement).value;
-              setInput(value);
-            }}
           />
         </TextField>
 
diff --git a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/CreateAlterTable.tsx b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/CreateAlterTable.tsx
index 2fac6a4..e46f0e2 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/CreateAlterTable.tsx
+++ b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/CreateAlterTable.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/FormFields";
 import type { FormType, AnyFieldApi } from "@/components/FormFields";
 import { SheetContainer } from "@/components/SafeSheet";
+import { invalidateConfig } from "@/lib/config";
 
 export function CreateAlterTableForm(props: {
   close: () => void;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export function CreateAlterTableForm(props: {
       }
 
       if (!dryRun) {
+        invalidateConfig();
         props.schemaRefetch().then(() => {
           props.setSelected(value.name);
         });
diff --git a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/TablesPage.tsx b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/TablesPage.tsx
index 184cb03..b0a1642 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/TablesPage.tsx
+++ b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/components/tables/TablesPage.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import {
   TooltipTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 
-import { createConfigQuery } from "@/lib/config";
+import { createConfigQuery, invalidateConfig } from "@/lib/config";
 import { adminFetch } from "@/lib/fetch";
 import { urlSafeBase64ToUuid, showSaveFileDialog } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { RecordApiConfig } from "@proto/config";
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ function TableHeaderRightHandButtons(props: {
             await dropTable({
               name: table().name,
             });
+
+            invalidateConfig();
             props.schemaRefetch();
           }}
           msg="Deleting a table will irreversibly delete all the data contained. Are you sure you'd like to continue?"
@@ -518,13 +520,13 @@ type TableStore = {
   schemas: ListSchemasResponse;
 
   // Filter & pagination
-  filter: string | undefined;
+  filter: string | null;
   pagination: PaginationState;
 };
 
 type FetchArgs = {
   tableName: string;
-  filter: string | undefined;
+  filter: string | null;
   pageSize: number;
   pageIndex: number;
   cursors: string[];
@@ -700,7 +702,7 @@ function RowDataTable(props: {
               </SheetContent>
 
               <FilterBar
-                initial={props.state.store.filter}
+                initial={props.state.store.filter ?? undefined}
                 onSubmit={(value: string) => {
                   if (value === props.state.store.filter) {
                     refetch();
@@ -831,11 +833,11 @@ function TablePane(props: {
     pageSize?: string;
   }>();
 
-  function newStore(): TableStore {
+  function newStore({ filter }: { filter: string | null }): TableStore {
     return {
       selected: props.selectedTable,
       schemas: props.schemas,
-      filter: searchParams.filter ?? "",
+      filter,
       pagination: defaultPaginationState({
         // NOTE: We index has to start at 0 since we're building the list of
         // stable cursors as we incrementally page.
@@ -847,14 +849,25 @@ function TablePane(props: {
 
   // Cursors are deliberately kept out of the store to avoid tracking.
   let cursors: string[] = [];
-  const [store, setStore] = createStore<TableStore>(newStore());
+  const [store, setStore] = createStore<TableStore>(
+    newStore({ filter: searchParams.filter ?? null }),
+  );
   createEffect(() => {
+    // When switching tables/views, recreate the state. This includes the main
+    // store but also the current search params and the untracked cursors.
     if (store.selected.name !== props.selectedTable.name) {
-      // Recreate the state/store when we switch tables.
       cursors = [];
-      setStore(newStore());
+
+      // The new table probably has different schema, thus filters must not
+      // carry over.
+      const newFilter = { filter: null };
+      setSearchParams(newFilter);
+
+      setStore(newStore(newFilter));
+      return;
     }
 
+    // When the filter changes, we also update the search params to be in sync.
     setSearchParams({
       filter: store.filter,
     });
diff --git a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/config.ts b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/config.ts
index f7c4b33..991c783 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function createClient(): QueryClient {
 }
 const queryClient = createClient();
 
-export async function setConfig(config: Config) {
+export async function setConfig(config: Config): Promise<void> {
   const data = queryClient.getQueryData<GetConfigResponse>(defaultKey);
   const hash = data?.hash;
   if (!hash) {
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ export async function setConfig(config: Config) {
     hash,
   };
   console.debug("Updating config:", request);
-  const response = await updateConfig(request);
+  await updateConfig(request);
 
-  queryClient.invalidateQueries();
+  invalidateConfig();
+}
 
-  return response;
+export function invalidateConfig() {
+  queryClient.invalidateQueries();
 }
 
 export function createConfigQuery() {
diff --git a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/schema.ts b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/schema.ts
index 9f6d4f4..5d6819f 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/schema.ts
+++ b/trailbase-core/js/admin/src/lib/schema.ts
@@ -256,5 +256,5 @@ export function tableType(table: Table | View): TableType {
 }
 
 export function hiddenTable(table: Table | View): boolean {
-  return table.name.startsWith("_");
+  return table.name.startsWith("_") || table.name.startsWith("sqlite_");
 }
diff --git a/trailbase-core/src/admin/list_logs.rs b/trailbase-core/src/admin/list_logs.rs
index 61daa9e..4209bb5 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/src/admin/list_logs.rs
+++ b/trailbase-core/src/admin/list_logs.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ pub async fn list_logs_handler(
     limit,
     order,
     ..
-  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref()).unwrap_or_default();
+  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref())
+    .map_err(|err| Error::Precondition(format!("Invalid query '{err}': {raw_url_query:?}")))?;
 
   // NOTE: We cannot use state.table_metadata() here, since we're working on the logs database.
   // We could cache, however this is just the admin logs handler.
diff --git a/trailbase-core/src/admin/rows/list_rows.rs b/trailbase-core/src/admin/rows/list_rows.rs
index de2c04c..0accabe 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/src/admin/rows/list_rows.rs
+++ b/trailbase-core/src/admin/rows/list_rows.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ pub async fn list_rows_handler(
   Path(table_name): Path<String>,
   RawQuery(raw_url_query): RawQuery,
 ) -> Result<Json<ListRowsResponse>, Error> {
-  // TODO: we should probably return an error if the query parsing fails rather than quietly
-  // falling back to defaults.
   let QueryParseResult {
     params: filter_params,
     cursor,
@@ -41,7 +39,8 @@ pub async fn list_rows_handler(
     order,
     offset,
     ..
-  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref()).unwrap_or_default();
+  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref())
+    .map_err(|err| Error::Precondition(format!("Invalid query '{err}': {raw_url_query:?}")))?;
 
   let (virtual_table, table_or_view_metadata): (bool, Arc<dyn TableOrViewMetadata + Sync + Send>) = {
     if let Some(table_metadata) = state.table_metadata().get(&table_name) {
diff --git a/trailbase-core/src/admin/user/list_users.rs b/trailbase-core/src/admin/user/list_users.rs
index 81e5338..2d04779 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/src/admin/user/list_users.rs
+++ b/trailbase-core/src/admin/user/list_users.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ pub async fn list_users_handler(
     limit,
     order,
     ..
-  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref()).unwrap_or_default();
+  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref())
+    .map_err(|err| Error::Precondition(format!("Invalid query '{err}': {raw_url_query:?}")))?;
 
   let Some(table_metadata) = state.table_metadata().get(USER_TABLE) else {
     return Err(Error::Precondition(format!("Table {USER_TABLE} not found")));
diff --git a/trailbase-core/src/records/list_records.rs b/trailbase-core/src/records/list_records.rs
index 847b019..33e295b 100644
--- a/trailbase-core/src/records/list_records.rs
+++ b/trailbase-core/src/records/list_records.rs
@@ -55,20 +55,16 @@ pub async fn list_records_handler(
     return Err(RecordError::Internal("missing pk column".into()));
   };
 
-  let Ok(QueryParseResult {
+  let QueryParseResult {
     params: filter_params,
     cursor,
     limit,
     order,
     count,
     ..
-  }) = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref())
-  else {
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    log::error!("{:?}", raw_url_query);
-
-    return Err(RecordError::BadRequest("Bad query"));
-  };
+  } = parse_query(raw_url_query.as_deref()).map_err(|_err| {
+    return RecordError::BadRequest("Invalid query");
+  })?;
 
   // Where clause contains column filters and cursor depending on what's present.
   let WhereClause {