diff --git a/changedetectionio/content_fetcher.py b/changedetectionio/content_fetcher.py
index f547ce24..f6a4a154 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/content_fetcher.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/content_fetcher.py
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ class Fetcher():
                  // default back to the less intelligent one
                  if (!xpath_result) {
                    xpath_result = getXPath(elements[i]);                   
-                 } 
+                 }
+                 if(window.getComputedStyle(elements[i]).visibility === "hidden") {
+                   continue;
+                 }
 
                  size_pos.push({
                    xpath: xpath_result,
diff --git a/changedetectionio/static/js/visual-selector.js b/changedetectionio/static/js/visual-selector.js
index 81721131..faa532f0 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/static/js/visual-selector.js
+++ b/changedetectionio/static/js/visual-selector.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         }
 
         var sel = selector_data[current_selected_i];
-        $("#css_filter").val(sel.xpath);
+        $("#css_filter").val('xpath:'+sel.xpath);
         xctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(225,225,225,0.8)';
         xctx.fillRect(0,0,c.width, c.height);
         xctx.clearRect(sel.left * x_scale, sel.top * y_scale, sel.width * x_scale, sel.height * y_scale);