diff --git a/queries/trunk/app/models/query.rb b/queries/trunk/app/models/query.rb
index d1888c99e..9871c3005 100644
--- a/queries/trunk/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/queries/trunk/app/models/query.rb
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
   def initialize(attributes = nil)
     super attributes
     self.filters ||= { 'status_id' => {:operator => "o", :values => [""]} }
+    self.is_public = true
   end
   
   def validate
-    errors.add_to_base "Au moins un critere doit etre selectionne" unless filters && !filters.empty?
     filters.each_key do |field|
       errors.add field.gsub(/\_id$/, ""), :activerecord_error_blank unless 
           # filter requires one or more values
diff --git a/queries/trunk/app/views/queries/_form.rhtml b/queries/trunk/app/views/queries/_form.rhtml
index a6a82743f..d50b1e9b9 100644
--- a/queries/trunk/app/views/queries/_form.rhtml
+++ b/queries/trunk/app/views/queries/_form.rhtml
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 <div class="tabular">
 <p><label for="query_name"><%=l(:field_name)%></label>
 <%= text_field 'query', 'name', :size => 80 %></p>
-
-<p><label for="query_is_public"><%=l(:field_is_public)%></label>
-<%= check_box 'query', 'is_public' %></p>
 </div>
 
 <%= render :partial => 'queries/filters', :locals => {:query => query}%>