diff --git a/client/src/js/components/bhPatientGroupSelect.js b/client/src/js/components/bhPatientGroupSelect.js
index f05c09273b..1c8c6e74c2 100644
--- a/client/src/js/components/bhPatientGroupSelect.js
+++ b/client/src/js/components/bhPatientGroupSelect.js
@@ -13,20 +13,17 @@ angular.module('bhima.components')
   });
 
 PatientGroupSelectController.$inject = [
-  'PatientGroupService'
+  'PatientGroupService', 'NotifyService'
 ];
 
 /**
  * Patient Group selection component
  *
  */
-function PatientGroupSelectController(PatientGroups) {
+function PatientGroupSelectController(PatientGroups, Notify) {
   var $ctrl = this;
 
-  $ctrl.$onInit = function onInit() {    
-    // fired when a patient group has been selected
-    $ctrl.onSelectCallback = $ctrl.onSelectCallback || angular.noop;
-
+  $ctrl.$onInit = function onInit() {  
     // default for label
     $ctrl.label = $ctrl.label || 'PATIENT_GROUP.PATIENT_GROUP';
 
@@ -34,7 +31,8 @@ function PatientGroupSelectController(PatientGroups) {
     PatientGroups.read()
       .then(function (pgs) {        
         $ctrl.patientGroups = pgs;
-      });
+      })
+      .catch(Notify.handleError);
   };
 
   $ctrl.onSelect = function ($item, $model) {
diff --git a/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.html b/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.html
index b1ee8d463c..932aa90f82 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.html
+++ b/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="flex-util" style="min-height : 35px; padding-top : 7px; max-height: initial">
+<div class="flex-util bh-filter-bar">
   <bh-filters
     style="max-width:90%"
     filters="PatientRegistryCtrl.latestViewFilters"
diff --git a/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.js b/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.js
index 304901c5f8..ac0c34df48 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/patients/registry/registry.js
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ function PatientRegistryController($state, Patients, Notify, AppCache,
 
   // startup function. Checks for cached filters and loads them.  This behavior could be changed.
   function startup() {
+
+    if($state.params.filters) {
+      var changes = [{ key : $state.params.filters.key, value : $state.params.filters.value }]
+      Patients.filters.replaceFilters(changes);		
+      Patients.cacheFilters();
+    }
+
     load(Patients.filters.formatHTTP(true));
     vm.latestViewFilters = Patients.filters.formatView();
   }
diff --git a/test/end-to-end/verificationLinks/verificationLinks.spec.js b/test/end-to-end/verificationLinks/verificationLinks.spec.js
index 6cf57aa2aa..e63d1561f6 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end/verificationLinks/verificationLinks.spec.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end/verificationLinks/verificationLinks.spec.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Check links', () => {
     helpers.navigate('#!/patients/groups');
 
     element.all(by.css('[class="fa fa-list"]')).get(2).click();
-    expectNumberOfGridRows(4);
+    expectNumberOfGridRows(2);
   });
 
   it('Check link betwen Debtor Groups -> Patient Registry', () => {