diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
index d9017ac..4455c68 100755
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         x.pull_request == nil
       }
 
-      filtered_issues = []
+      filtered_issues = issues
 
       unless @options[:include_labels].nil?
         filtered_issues = issues.select { |issue|
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
index 487118c..fd27939 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require_relative 'version'
 module GitHubChangelogGenerator
   class Parser
     def self.parse_options
-      options = {:tag1 => nil, :tag2 => nil, :format => '%Y-%m-%d', :output => 'CHANGELOG.md', :include_labels => %w(bug enhancement), :exclude_labels => %w(duplicate question invalid wontfix), :pulls => true, :issues => true, :verbose => true, :add_issues_wo_labels => true, :merge_prefix => '*Merged pull-request:* ', :author => true, :pull_request_labels => nil, :filter_issues_by_milestone => true, :compare_link => true, :unreleased => true}
+      options = {:tag1 => nil, :tag2 => nil, :format => '%Y-%m-%d', :output => 'CHANGELOG.md', :exclude_labels => %w(duplicate question invalid wontfix), :pulls => true, :issues => true, :verbose => true, :add_issues_wo_labels => true, :merge_prefix => '*Merged pull-request:* ', :author => true, :pull_request_labels => nil, :filter_issues_by_milestone => true, :compare_link => true, :unreleased => true}
 
       parser = OptionParser.new { |opts|
         opts.banner = 'Usage: changelog_generator [options]'