diff --git a/src/addon/mod/glossary/pages/entry/entry.html b/src/addon/mod/glossary/pages/entry/entry.html
index 47cc11542..fc67df806 100644
--- a/src/addon/mod/glossary/pages/entry/entry.html
+++ b/src/addon/mod/glossary/pages/entry/entry.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </ion-refresher>
 
     <core-loading [hideUntil]="loaded">
-        <ng-container *ngIf="entry">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="entry && loaded">
             <ion-item text-wrap *ngIf="showAuthor">
                 <ion-avatar core-user-avatar [user]="entry" (click)="openUserProfile(post.userid)" item-start></ion-avatar>
                 <h2><core-format-text [text]="entry.concept" contextLevel="module" [contextInstanceId]="glossary && glossary.coursemodule" [courseId]="courseId"></core-format-text></h2>
diff --git a/src/directives/format-text.ts b/src/directives/format-text.ts
index 1edc571d3..dc178bedc 100644
--- a/src/directives/format-text.ts
+++ b/src/directives/format-text.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
      * Detect changes on input properties.
      */
     ngOnChanges(changes: { [name: string]: SimpleChange }): void {
-        if (changes.text) {
+        if (changes.text || changes.filter || changes.contextLevel || changes.contextInstanceId) {
             this.hideShowMore();
             this.formatAndRenderContents();
         }
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
             return;
         } else {
             // Open a new state with the contents.
-            const filter = this.utils.isTrueOrOne(this.filter);
+            const filter = typeof this.filter != 'undefined' ? this.utils.isTrueOrOne(this.filter) : undefined;
 
             this.textUtils.expandText(this.fullTitle || this.translate.instant('core.description'), this.text,
                 this.component, this.componentId, undefined, filter, this.contextLevel, this.contextInstanceId, this.courseId);
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
                 this.contextInstanceId = site.getSiteHomeId();
             }
 
-            this.filter = typeof this.filter == 'undefined' ?
-                    !!(this.contextLevel && typeof this.contextInstanceId != 'undefined') : !!this.filter;
+            const filter = typeof this.filter == 'undefined' ?
+                    !!(this.contextLevel && typeof this.contextInstanceId != 'undefined') : this.utils.isTrueOrOne(this.filter);
 
             result.options = {
                 clean: this.utils.isTrueOrOne(this.clean),
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export class CoreFormatTextDirective implements OnChanges {
                 wsNotFiltered: this.utils.isTrueOrOne(this.wsNotFiltered)
             };
 
-            if (this.filter) {
+            if (filter) {
                 return this.filterHelper.getFiltersAndFormatText(this.text, this.contextLevel, this.contextInstanceId,
                         result.options, result.siteId).then((res) => {