diff --git a/doajtest/testbook/public_site/ToC.yml b/doajtest/testbook/public_site/ToC.yml
index b481085cf9..8f3d10cd11 100644
--- a/doajtest/testbook/public_site/ToC.yml
+++ b/doajtest/testbook/public_site/ToC.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,19 @@ tests:
     results:
     - On the ToC of the journal with discontinued date in the past or today - the discontinued date is displayed
     - On the ToC of the journal with discontinued date in the future - the discontinued date is not displayed
+- title: Test articles journal's page
+  context:
+    role: anonymous
+  steps:
+  - step: To prepare for this test, ensure that a journal is publicly available in DOAJ, containing a minimum of 4 articles, with 2 from one month and 2 from another, and these months must not be consecutive (e.g. 2 articles from January and 2 from March).
+  - step: Search for the above journal
+    results:
+    - On the "Articles" tab in the ToC of the journal, the articles are displayed.
+    - On the left, the "Month" facet is displayed.
+  - step: Select one of the years from the Year facet
+  - step: Select one of the months from the list
+    results:
+    - On the "Articles" tab in the ToC of the journal, the articles from the selected month are displayed.
+    - On the left, the "Month" facet is displayed.
+    - The selected month is displayed as selected in the "Month" facet.
+
diff --git a/portality/static/js/edges/public.toc.edge.js b/portality/static/js/edges/public.toc.edge.js
index 8b45812cec..3ec7c8f22f 100644
--- a/portality/static/js/edges/public.toc.edge.js
+++ b/portality/static/js/edges/public.toc.edge.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $.extend(true, doaj, {
                     interval: "month",
                     display: "Month",
                     deactivateThreshold: 1,
-                    active: false,
+                    active: true,
                     displayFormatter : function(val) {
                         var months = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
                         var mi = (new Date(parseInt(val))).getUTCMonth();
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ $.extend(true, doaj, {
                         open: false,
                         togglable: true,
                         countFormat: countFormat,
-                        hideInactive: true
+                        hideInactive: true,
+                        hideEmpty: true
                     })
                 }),