diff --git a/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/JndiServices.java b/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/JndiServices.java
index 8e93340f..5e446262 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/JndiServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/lsc/jndi/JndiServices.java
@@ -237,22 +237,8 @@ private void initConnection()
 			throw new NamingException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 
-		// Setting global pageSize variable
-		String pageSizeStr = (String) ctx.getEnvironment().get("java.naming.ldap.pageSize");
-		if (pageSizeStr != null && Integer.parseInt(pageSizeStr) > -1) {
-			pageSize = Integer.parseInt(pageSizeStr);
-			List<PagedResultsControl> requestControls = new ArrayList<>();
-			requestControls.add(new PagedResultsControl(pageSize, Control.CRITICAL));
-			ctx.setRequestControls(requestControls.toArray(new Control[requestControls.size()]));
-		}
-
-		// Setting global sortedBy variable
-		sortedBy = (String) ctx.getEnvironment().get("java.naming.ldap.sortedBy");
-		if (sortedBy != null) {
-			List<SortControl> requestControls = new ArrayList<>();
-			requestControls.add(new SortControl(sortedBy, Control.CRITICAL));
-			ctx.setRequestControls(requestControls.toArray(new Control[requestControls.size()]));
-		}
+		// Setting global pageSize and sortedBy variable
+		contextRequestControls();
 
 		String recursiveDeleteStr = (String) ctx.getEnvironment().get("java.naming.recursivedelete");
 		if (recursiveDeleteStr != null) {
@@ -772,6 +758,7 @@ private List<String> doGetDnList(final String base, final String filter,
 				}
 				pagedResultsResponse = pagination();
 			} while (pagedResultsResponse != null);
+			contextRequestControls();
 		} catch (NamingException e) {
 			LOGGER.error(e.toString());
 			LOGGER.debug(e.toString(), e);
@@ -1150,7 +1137,7 @@ public Map<String, LscDatasets> doGetAttrsList(final String base,
 		constraints.setSearchScope(scope);
 		constraints.setReturningObjFlag(true);
 		try {
-			byte[] pagedResultsResponse = null;
+			byte[] pagedResultsResponse;
 			do {
 				NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> results = ctx.search(searchBase, searchFilter, constraints);
 
@@ -1175,6 +1162,7 @@ public Map<String, LscDatasets> doGetAttrsList(final String base,
 
 				pagedResultsResponse = pagination();
 			} while (pagedResultsResponse != null);
+			contextRequestControls();
         } catch (CommunicationException e) {
             // Avoid handling the communication exception as a generic one
             throw e;
@@ -1183,7 +1171,7 @@ public Map<String, LscDatasets> doGetAttrsList(final String base,
             throw e;
 		} catch (NamingException | IOException e) {
 			// clear requestControls for future use of the JNDI context
-			ctx.setRequestControls(null);
+			contextRequestControls();
 			LOGGER.error(e.toString());
 			LOGGER.debug(e.toString(), e);
 		}
@@ -1213,6 +1201,32 @@ public byte[] pagination() throws IOException, NamingException {
 		return pagedResultsResponse;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Applying request controls such as pageSize and sortedBy for LDAP Context.
+	 */
+	public void contextRequestControls() {
+		try {
+			// Setting global pageSize variable
+			String pageSizeStr = (String) ctx.getEnvironment().get("java.naming.ldap.pageSize");
+			if (pageSizeStr != null && Integer.parseInt(pageSizeStr) > -1) {
+				pageSize = Integer.parseInt(pageSizeStr);
+				List<PagedResultsControl> requestControls = new ArrayList<>();
+				requestControls.add(new PagedResultsControl(pageSize, Control.CRITICAL));
+				ctx.setRequestControls(requestControls.toArray(new Control[requestControls.size()]));
+			}
+
+			// Setting global sortedBy variable
+			sortedBy = (String) ctx.getEnvironment().get("java.naming.ldap.sortedBy");
+			if (sortedBy != null) {
+				List<SortControl> requestControls = new ArrayList<>();
+				requestControls.add(new SortControl(sortedBy, Control.CRITICAL));
+				ctx.setRequestControls(requestControls.toArray(new Control[requestControls.size()]));
+			}
+		} catch (NamingException | IOException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return the contextDn
 	 */