diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
index 039c2571b3..46cb8178a6 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-processlist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
@@ -77,30 +77,40 @@ export class ActivitiProcessFilters implements OnInit, OnChanges {
             this.filters.push(filter);
         });
 
-        this.load();
+        this.getFilters(this.appId, this.appName);
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
         let appId = changes['appId'];
         if (appId && (appId.currentValue || appId.currentValue === null)) {
-            this.load();
+            this.getFiltersByAppId(appId.currentValue);
+            return;
+        }
+        let appName = changes['appName'];
+        if (appName && appName.currentValue) {
+            this.getFiltersByAppName(appName.currentValue);
             return;
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * The method call the adapter data table component for render the task list
-     * @param tasks
+     * Return the task list filtered by appId or by appName
+     * @param appId
+     * @param appName
      */
-    private load() {
-        if (this.appName) {
-            this.filterByAppName();
+    getFilters(appId?: string, appName?: string) {
+        if (appName) {
+            this.getFiltersByAppName(appName);
         } else {
-            this.filterByAppId(this.appId);
+            this.getFiltersByAppId(appId);
         }
     }
 
-    private filterByAppId(appId) {
+    /**
+     * Return the filter list filtered by appId
+     * @param appId - optional
+     */
+    getFiltersByAppId(appId?: string) {
         this.activiti.getProcessFilters(appId).subscribe(
             (res: FilterRepresentationModel[]) => {
                 this.resetFilter();
@@ -117,10 +127,14 @@ export class ActivitiProcessFilters implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         );
     }
 
-    private filterByAppName() {
-        this.activiti.getDeployedApplications(this.appName).subscribe(
+    /**
+     * Return the filter list filtered by appName
+     * @param appName
+     */
+    getFiltersByAppName(appName: string) {
+        this.activiti.getDeployedApplications(appName).subscribe(
             application => {
-                this.filterByAppId(application.id);
+                this.getFiltersByAppId(application.id);
                 this.selectFirstFilter();
             },
             (err) => {
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.spec.ts
index 04c5783015..4ca2831f56 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
     expect,
     beforeEach
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
-
+import { SimpleChange } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivitiFilters } from './activiti-filters.component';
 import { ActivitiTaskListService } from '../services/activiti-tasklist.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Rx';
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ describe('ActivitiFilters', () => {
     });
 
     it('should emit an error with a bad response', (done) => {
+        filterList.appId = '1';
         spyOn(filterList.activiti, 'getTaskListFilters').and.returnValue(Observable.fromPromise(fakeErrorFilterPromise));
 
         filterList.onError.subscribe((err) => {
@@ -99,6 +100,18 @@ describe('ActivitiFilters', () => {
         filterList.ngOnInit();
     });
 
+    it('should emit an error with a bad response', (done) => {
+        filterList.appName = 'fake-app';
+        spyOn(filterList.activiti, 'getDeployedApplications').and.returnValue(Observable.fromPromise(fakeErrorFilterPromise));
+
+        filterList.onError.subscribe((err) => {
+            expect(err).toBeDefined();
+            done();
+        });
+
+        filterList.ngOnInit();
+    });
+
     it('should emit an event when a filter is selected', (done) => {
         let currentFilter = new FilterRepresentationModel({filter: { state: 'open', assignment:  'fake-involved'}});
 
@@ -112,4 +125,41 @@ describe('ActivitiFilters', () => {
         filterList.selectFilter(currentFilter);
     });
 
+    it('should reload filters by appId on binding changes', () => {
+        spyOn(filterList, 'getFiltersByAppId').and.stub();
+        const appId = '1';
+
+        let change = new SimpleChange(null, appId);
+        filterList.ngOnChanges({ 'appId': change });
+
+        expect(filterList.getFiltersByAppId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(appId);
+    });
+
+    it('should reload filters by appId null on binding changes', () => {
+        spyOn(filterList, 'getFiltersByAppId').and.stub();
+        const appId = null;
+
+        let change = new SimpleChange(null, appId);
+        filterList.ngOnChanges({ 'appId': change });
+
+        expect(filterList.getFiltersByAppId).toHaveBeenCalledWith(appId);
+    });
+
+    it('should reload filters by app name on binding changes', () => {
+        spyOn(filterList, 'getFiltersByAppName').and.stub();
+        const appName = 'fake-app-name';
+
+        let change = new SimpleChange(null, appName);
+        filterList.ngOnChanges({ 'appName': change });
+
+        expect(filterList.getFiltersByAppName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(appName);
+    });
+
+    it('should return the current filter after one is selected', () => {
+        let filter = new FilterRepresentationModel({name: 'FakeMyTasks', filter: { state: 'open', assignment: 'fake-assignee'}});
+        expect(filterList.currentFilter).toBeUndefined();
+        filterList.selectFilter(filter);
+        expect(filterList.getCurrentFilter()).toBe(filter);
+    });
+
 });
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
index 931e205783..9355ee363d 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-activiti-tasklist/src/components/activiti-filters.component.ts
@@ -77,37 +77,47 @@ export class ActivitiFilters implements OnInit, OnChanges {
             this.filters.push(filter);
         });
 
-        this.load();
+        this.getFilters(this.appId, this.appName);
     }
 
     ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
         let appId = changes['appId'];
         if (appId && (appId.currentValue || appId.currentValue === null)) {
-            this.load();
+            this.getFiltersByAppId(appId.currentValue);
+            return;
+        }
+        let appName = changes['appName'];
+        if (appName && appName.currentValue) {
+            this.getFiltersByAppName(appName.currentValue);
             return;
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * The method call the adapter data table component for render the task list
-     * @param tasks
+     * Return the task list filtered by appId or by appName
+     * @param appId
+     * @param appName
      */
-    private load() {
-        if (this.appName) {
-            this.filterByAppName();
+    getFilters(appId?: string, appName?: string) {
+        if (appName) {
+            this.getFiltersByAppName(appName);
         } else {
-            this.filterByAppId(this.appId);
+            this.getFiltersByAppId(appId);
         }
     }
 
-    private filterByAppId(appId) {
+    /**
+     * Return the filter list filtered by appId
+     * @param appId - optional
+     */
+    getFiltersByAppId(appId?: string) {
         this.activiti.getTaskListFilters(appId).subscribe(
             (res: FilterRepresentationModel[]) => {
                 this.resetFilter();
                 res.forEach((filter) => {
                     this.filterObserver.next(filter);
-                    this.selectFirstFilter();
                 });
+                this.selectFirstFilter();
                 this.onSuccess.emit(res);
             },
             (err) => {
@@ -117,10 +127,14 @@ export class ActivitiFilters implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         );
     }
 
-    private filterByAppName() {
-        this.activiti.getDeployedApplications(this.appName).subscribe(
+    /**
+     * Return the filter list filtered by appName
+     * @param appName
+     */
+    getFiltersByAppName(appName: string) {
+        this.activiti.getDeployedApplications(appName).subscribe(
             application => {
-                this.filterByAppId(application.id);
+                this.getFiltersByAppId(application.id);
                 this.selectFirstFilter();
             },
             (err) => {