diff --git a/Scripts/SFPlus/initTwiss.madx b/Scripts/SFPlus/initTwiss.madx
index befddc7..0ecd6b4 100644
--- a/Scripts/SFPlus/initTwiss.madx
+++ b/Scripts/SFPlus/initTwiss.madx
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Twiss0: beta0,betx=10,alfx=0,bety=10,alfy=0; ! location:swissfel$start
 TwissM1: beta0,betx=8.72,alfx=1,bety=8.72,alfy=1; ! location:sinsb04.mqua230$end
 TwissM2: beta0, betx = 11.1557, alfx = -1.17,  bety = 50, alfy = 0.; ! label: After BC1 location:sindi02.mqua020$start
 Twisssep: beta0,betx=10,alfx=-0.2,bety=20,alfy=1.0; ! label: Septum location:s20sy02$start
-
-
 TwissAT1: beta0,betx=34.45,alfx=1,bety=34.45,alfy=1; ! label: Switchyard - Drift location:satsy02.mqua230
 TwissAT2: beta0,betx=5,alfx=1.77,bety=4,alfy=-1.04; ! label: Switchyard - Double Bend location:satsy03.mqua110
 TwissAT3: beta0,betx=14,alfx=0.7,bety=14,alfy=0.7; ! label: Beam Stopper location:satcb01.mqua430$end
@@ -13,4 +11,8 @@ twissee: beta0,betx=7,bety=30,alfx=0.5,alfy=1.5; ! label: EEHG location:satma01.
 twisspor: beta0, betx=3.9036,alfx=-0.05021,bety=37.6374,alfy=4.4433; ! label: Porthos Septum location:s30cb15$end
 twissARECOL:beta0, betx = 2.304, alfx = -1.4045, bety = 25.929, alfy = -6.363; ! label: Aramis ECOL location:sarma01.mqua010$start
 ! variables
-ECOLasBC = 0; ! Description: Flag to configure Aramis Energy collimator as a bunch compressor
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+ECOLasBC = 0; ! Description: Flag to configure Aramis Energy collimator as a bunch compressor
+! filters for updates
+filter1 = 's[i1].*k[12]|s20sy01.*k1'; ! filter: Injector
+filter2 = 'sat.*mqua.*k1|sat.*msex.*k2|s20sy02.*m[kq]'; ! filter: Athos
+filter3 = 's[3a][0r].*k[12]|s20bc.*k1|s20ma.*k1|s20cb.*k1'; ! filter: Aramis
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diff --git a/issues.txt b/issues.txt
index 23bc989..74684b8 100644
--- a/issues.txt
+++ b/issues.txt
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 
 
 5) Load Reference -> initial matching condition
+
 4) Save aver matching -> save initial twiss  conditions
+
 6) filter for current, planned and final phase for matching scripts
 1) Check reference settings directory, depending on online and offline mode
 2) switch between references
-3) Allo filter to update quadrupoles to be part of the match scripts and not globally written in the code
-
-
-
-#) allow for some progress indication of matching
-
 
 3) Match for sextupoles!
 
diff --git a/matchmaker.py b/matchmaker.py
index e9a385f..aae21a8 100644
--- a/matchmaker.py
+++ b/matchmaker.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class MatchMaker:
         self.scriptdir = None
         self.signal=signal
         self.matchresult=[]
+        self.filter={}
 
     def initScripts(self,target):
         self.scriptdir = self.matchlist[target]
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ class MatchMaker:
         file = self.scriptdir+'/initTwiss.madx'
         self.referencePoints.clear()
         self.variables.clear()
+        self.filter.clear()
+        # default values
+        self.filter['injector']='s[i1].*k[12]|s20cb.*k1|s20sy01.*k1'
+        self.filter['athos']='sat.*mqua.*k1|sat.*msex.*k2|s20sy02.*m[kq]'
+        self.filter['aramis'] = 's[3a][0r].*k[12]|s20sy03.*k1'
         with open(file,'r') as f:
             lines = f.readlines()
             for line in lines:
@@ -52,6 +58,12 @@ class MatchMaker:
                     val = float(flds[1].split(';')[0].strip())
                     self.variables[name] = {'Value':val,'Description':description}
                     print('Found Variable',name,'with value',val)
+                if 'filter:' in line:
+                    tag = line.split('filter:')
+                    location = tag[1].strip()
+                    filterexo = tag[0].split('=')[1].split(';')[0].replace("'","").strip()
+                    self.filter[location.lower()]=filterexo
+                    print('Found Filter', filterexo, 'for location', location)
         print('##### Reference Twiss values parsed')
 
 
@@ -77,13 +89,13 @@ class MatchMaker:
         if Injector:
             print('Matching Injector ...')
             madx.madx.call('matchInjector.madx')
-            self.updateOnlineModel(om,madx.madx, 's[i1].*k[12]|s20cb.*k1|s20sy01.*k1')
+            self.updateOnlineModel(om,madx.madx, self.filter['injector'])
             self.parseMatchOutput(f.getvalue().split('\n'),'Injector')
         if Athos:
             f.truncate(0)
             print('Matching Athos ...')
             madx.madx.call('matchAthos.madx')
-            self.updateOnlineModel(om, madx.madx, 'sat.*mqua.*k1|sat.*msex.*k2|s20sy02.*m[kq]')
+            self.updateOnlineModel(om, madx.madx, self.filter['athos'])
             self.parseMatchOutput(f.getvalue().split('\n'), 'Athos')
         if Aramis:
             f.truncate(0)
@@ -95,7 +107,7 @@ class MatchMaker:
                 madx.commonHeader('SwissFEL', '#s/#e', None)  # sets header
                 madx.madx.call('initTwiss.madx')
             madx.madx.call('matchAramis.madx')
-            self.updateOnlineModel(om, madx.madx, 's[3a][0r].*k[12]|s20sy03.*k1')
+            self.updateOnlineModel(om, madx.madx, self.filter['aramis'])
             self.parseMatchOutput(f.getvalue().split('\n'), 'Aramis')
         os.chdir(cwd)