diff --git a/examples/todomvc/index.html b/examples/todomvc/index.html
index 5d3d659b3..5fd26eef4 100644
--- a/examples/todomvc/index.html
+++ b/examples/todomvc/index.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                     <li
                         class="todo"
                         sd-each="todo:todos"
-                        sd-show="todoFilter(todo.completed)"
+                        sd-show="todoFilter(todo)"
                         sd-class="completed:todo.completed, editing:todo.editing"
                     >
                         <div class="view">
diff --git a/examples/todomvc/js/app.js b/examples/todomvc/js/app.js
index eb5c86340..ab443667a 100644
--- a/examples/todomvc/js/app.js
+++ b/examples/todomvc/js/app.js
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 seed.config({ debug: false })
 
 var filters = {
-    all: function () { return true },
-    active: function (val) { return !val },
-    completed: function (val) { return val }
+    // need to access todo.completed in here so Seed.js can capture dependency.
+    all: function (todo) { return todo.completed || true },
+    active: function (todo) { return !todo.completed },
+    completed: function (todo) { return todo.completed }
 }
 
 var Todos = seed.ViewModel.extend({
 
     init: function () {
         this.todos = todoStorage.fetch()
-        this.remaining = this.todos.filter(function (todo) {
-            return filters.active(todo.completed)
-        }).length
+        this.remaining = this.todos.filter(filters.active).length
         this.updateFilter()
     },
 
@@ -64,9 +63,7 @@ var Todos = seed.ViewModel.extend({
         },
 
         removeCompleted: function () {
-            this.todos.mutateFilter(function (todo) {
-                return filters.active(todo.completed)
-            })
+            this.todos.mutateFilter(filters.active)
             todoStorage.save()
         },