diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 7e0a0c9584435c64a1a9f023c875a9a74a26f05c..41309ac9b1b75db7d8333c8d05e0d15ff496a108 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ const dialServiceBaseUrl = process.env.sunbird_dial_service_api_base_url || 'htt
 
 const whiteListedChannelList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_whitelisted_channels
 const blackListedChannelList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_blacklisted_channels
-const whitelistedFrameworkList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_whitelisted_framework
-const blacklistedFrameworkList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_blacklisted_framework
-const whitelistedMimeTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_whitelisted_mimeType
-const blacklistedMimeTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_blacklisted_mimeType
-const whitelistedContentTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_whitelisted_contentType
-const blacklistedContentTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_blacklisted_contentType
-const whitelistedResourceTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_whitelisted_resourceType
-const blacklistedResourceTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_service_blacklisted_resourceType
+const whitelistedFrameworkList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_framework_whitelist
+const blacklistedFrameworkList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_framework_blacklist
+const whitelistedMimeTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_mimetype_whitelist
+const blacklistedMimeTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_mimetype_blacklist
+const whitelistedContentTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_contenttype_whitelist
+const blacklistedContentTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_contenttype_blacklist
+const whitelistedResourceTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_resourcetype_whitelist
+const blacklistedResourceTypeList = process.env.sunbird_content_filter_resourcetype_blacklist
 
 const producerId = process.env.sunbird_environment + '.' + process.env.sunbird_instance + '.content-service'
 
diff --git a/src/middlewares/filter.middleware.js b/src/middlewares/filter.middleware.js
index b05351f783b999b8bd1015219c0381c55ff2a047..f5a43d23149505f58f2260b0bc965b4cba4a79c5 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/filter.middleware.js
+++ b/src/middlewares/filter.middleware.js
@@ -7,11 +7,41 @@ var filename = path.basename(__filename)
 
 function addMetaFilters (req, res, next) {
   // If the request body has filter by metaFilter data, continue with the same filter, do not alter the values
-  // else call the getMetaSearchData() function to generate the JSON Object for the meta filters
-  filterService.getMetaSearchData(function () {
-    // Generate JSON and return
-    return setFilterJSON()
-  })
+  // else call the getMetaSearchString() function to generate the search string for the meta filters
+  if (req && req.body && req.body.request && req.body.request.filters && req.body.request.filters.channel &&
+    req.body.request.filters.framework && req.body.request.filters.contentType &&
+    req.body.request.filters.mimeType && req.body.request.filters.resourceType) {
+    next()
+  } else {
+    filterService.getMetaSearchString(function (err, searchJSON) {
+      console.log('err', err)
+      console.log('channels', searchJSON)
+      if (err) {
+        LOG.error(utilsService.getLoggerData({}, 'ERROR', filename, 'addChannelFilters',
+          'failed to get channels'))
+      } else if (searchJSON && (!_.isEmpty(searchJSON))) {
+        if (req.body.request.filters.channel === undefined) {
+          req.body.request.filters.channel = searchJSON.channel
+        }
+        if (req.body.request.filters.framework === undefined) {
+          req.body.request.filters.framework = searchJSON.framework
+        }
+        if (req.body.request.filters.contentType === undefined) {
+          req.body.request.filters.contentType = searchJSON.contentType
+        }
+        if (req.body.request.filters.mimeType === undefined) {
+          req.body.request.filters.mimeType = searchJSON.mimeType
+        }
+        if (req.body.request.filters.resourceType === undefined) {
+          req.body.request.filters.resourceType = searchJSON.resourceType
+        }
+        LOG.info(utilsService.getLoggerData({}, 'INFO',
+          filename, 'addChannelFilters', 'added channel filter', req.body.request.filters))
+        console.log('req filters', req.body.request.filters)
+      }
+      next()
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 function setFilterJSON () {
diff --git a/src/test/middlewares/filterMiddlewareSpec.js b/src/test/middlewares/filterMiddlewareSpec.js
index cb0d2363c67d02dc538f723b84c5ef79aecb9b3c..f050f04a02734479c6300ccb1d6f55b8feaf3912 100644
--- a/src/test/middlewares/filterMiddlewareSpec.js
+++ b/src/test/middlewares/filterMiddlewareSpec.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ describe('Initialization of meta filters', function () {
   it('check for the request and then do next', function () {})
   it('check for no request and get config', function () {})
   it('check for the filter object property exists in the request body', function () {})
-  it('if filter object property is equal to response body property then do not append property to filter', function () {})
-  it('if the filter object property is not equal to response body property then append property to filter', function () {})
+  it('if filter object property is equal to response body property then do not append ' +
+  'property to filter', function () {})
+  it('if the filter object property is not equal to response body property then append ' +
+  'property to filter', function () {})
   it('check for getMetaSearchData method creates proper whitelisted search data', function () {})
   it('check for getMetaSearchData method creates proper blacklisted search data', function () {})
 })