diff --git a/topojson/bin/process_geodata.mjs b/topojson/bin/process_geodata.mjs
index f0b2313d07d..ccd245d1632 100644
--- a/topojson/bin/process_geodata.mjs
+++ b/topojson/bin/process_geodata.mjs
@@ -215,14 +215,12 @@ async function createLakesLayer({ name, resolution, source }) {
 
 async function createSubunitsLayer({ name, resolution, source }) {
     // Only include USA for 'usa' scope since the UN and NE borders don't match exactly and slivers of Canada creep in
-    const filter = (name === 'usa' ? ['USA'] : ['AUS', 'BRA', 'CAN', 'USA'])
-        .map((id) => `adm0_a3 === "${id}"`)
-        .join(' || ');
+    const filter = name === 'usa' ? 'adm0_a3 === "USA"' : config.filters.subunits;
     const inputFilePath = `${outputDirGeojson}/${getNEFilename({ resolution, source })}.geojson`;
     const outputFilePath = `${outputDirGeojson}/${name}_${resolution}m/subunits.geojson`;
     const commands = [
         inputFilePath,
-        `-filter "${filter}"`,
+        `-filter '${filter}'`,
         `-clip ${outputDirGeojson}/${name}_${resolution}m/countries.geojson`, // Clip to the continent
         `-o ${outputFilePath}`
     ].join(' ');
diff --git a/topojson/package-lock.json b/topojson/package-lock.json
index 8227ca6182d..7ce21c5ab68 100644
--- a/topojson/package-lock.json
+++ b/topojson/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "topojson",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@mapbox/geojson-rewind": "^0.5.2",
         "d3-geo": "^3.1.1",
@@ -187,9 +188,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@xmldom/xmldom": {
-      "version": "0.8.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.8.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2WALfTl4xo2SkGCYRt6rDTFfk9R1czmBvUQy12gK2KuRKIpWEhcbbzy8EZXtz/jkRqHX8bFEc6FC1HjX4TUWYw==",
+      "version": "0.8.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xmldom/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.8.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9k/gHF6n/pAi/9tqr3m3aqkuiNosYTurLLUtc7xQ9sxB/wm7WPygCv8GYa6mS0fLJEHhqMC1ATYhz++U/lRHqg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
@@ -1027,9 +1028,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/qs": {
-      "version": "6.14.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.14.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4EK3+xJl8Ts67nLYNwqw/dsFVnCf+qR7RgXSK9jEEm9unao3njwMDdmsdvoKBKHzxd7tCYz5e5M+SnMjdtXGQQ==",
+      "version": "6.15.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.15.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mAZTtNCeetKMH+pSjrb76NAM8V9a05I9aBZOHztWy/UqcJdQYNsf59vrRKWnojAT9Y+GbIvoTBC++CPHqpDBhQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {