diff --git a/Sources/Brave/WebFilters/FilterListResourceDownloader.swift b/Sources/Brave/WebFilters/FilterListResourceDownloader.swift
index 8fa11dc3da8..28eb44959dd 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/WebFilters/FilterListResourceDownloader.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/WebFilters/FilterListResourceDownloader.swift
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public actor FilterListResourceDownloader {
     do {
       let engine = try await CachedAdBlockEngine.compile(
         filterListInfo: filterListInfo, resourcesInfo: resourcesInfo,
-        isAlwaysAggressive: false
+        isAlwaysAggressive: isAlwaysAggressive
       )
       ContentBlockerManager.log.debug("Compiled engine for `\(componentId)` v\(version)")
       await AdBlockStats.shared.add(engine: engine)