diff --git a/mcm/couchdb_layer/mcm_database.py b/mcm/couchdb_layer/mcm_database.py
index 6e4b7830..cd02f751 100644
--- a/mcm/couchdb_layer/mcm_database.py
+++ b/mcm/couchdb_layer/mcm_database.py
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ def full_text_search(self, index_name, query, page=0, limit=20, get_raw=False, i
         __retries = 3
         limit, skip = self.__pagify(int(page), limit=int(limit))
         url = "_design/lucene/%s?q=%s" % (index_name, query)
-        for i in xrange(1, __retries+1):
+        data = {'rows': []}
+        for i in xrange(1, __retries + 1):
             try:
                 options = {
                     'limit': limit,
@@ -549,16 +550,20 @@ def full_text_search(self, index_name, query, page=0, limit=20, get_raw=False, i
                     options['include_fields'] = include_fields
                 if sort != '':
                     options['sort'] = sort
-                data = self.db.FtiSearch(url, options=options, get_raw=get_raw) #we sort ascending by doc._id field
+                data = self.db.FtiSearch(url, options=options, get_raw=get_raw)  # we sort ascending by doc._id field
                 break
             except Exception as ex:
-                self.logger.info("lucene DB query: %s failed %s. retrying: %s out of: %s" % (
-                        url, ex, i, __retries))
-            ##if we are retrying we should wait little bit
+                self.logger.info("lucene DB query: %s failed %s. retrying: %s out of: %s" % (url,
+                                                                                             ex,
+                                                                                             i,
+                                                                                             __retries))
+            # if we are retrying we should wait little bit
             time.sleep(0.5)
+
         if include_fields != '':
-            return [ elem["fields"] for elem in data['rows']]
-        return data if get_raw else [ elem["doc"] for elem in data['rows']]
+            return [elem["fields"] for elem in data['rows']]
+
+        return data if get_raw else [elem["doc"] for elem in data['rows']]
 
     def raw_view_query(self, view_doc, view_name, options={}, cache=True):
         sequence_id = "%s/%s" % (view_doc, view_name)
diff --git a/mcm/json_layer/chained_campaign.py b/mcm/json_layer/chained_campaign.py
index 6bc4e157..7de9101c 100644
--- a/mcm/json_layer/chained_campaign.py
+++ b/mcm/json_layer/chained_campaign.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def __str__(self):
             'flag': True
         },
         'history': [],
-        'valid': True
+        'valid': True,
+        'chain_type': 'TaskChain'
     }
 
     def __init__(self, json_input=None):
@@ -119,8 +120,9 @@ def generate_request(self, root_request_id):
 
         # set values
         creq.set_attribute('pwg', pwg)
-        creq.set_attribute('member_of_campaign',  self.get_attribute('prepid'))
+        creq.set_attribute('member_of_campaign', self.get_attribute('prepid'))
         creq.set_attribute('action_parameters', self.get_attribute('action_parameters'))
+        creq.set_attribute('chain_type', self.get_attribute('chain_type'))
         # By default flag should be true
         creq.get_attribute('action_parameters')['flag'] = True
         if not creq.get_attribute('prepid'):
diff --git a/mcm/rest_api/ChainedRequestActions.py b/mcm/rest_api/ChainedRequestActions.py
index b2d742bf..2f2e75d0 100644
--- a/mcm/rest_api/ChainedRequestActions.py
+++ b/mcm/rest_api/ChainedRequestActions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from tools.user_management import access_rights
 from flask_restful import reqparse
 from tools.locker import locker
+from ChainedRequestPrepId import ChainedRequestPrepId
 
 
 class CreateChainedRequest(RESTResource):
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ def import_request(self, data):
         if not req.get_attribute('prepid'):
             self.logger.error('prepid returned was None')
             raise ValueError('Prepid returned was None')
+
+        if 'chain_type' in json_input:
+            chain_type = json_input['chain_type']
+        else:
+            ccdb = database('chained_campaigns')
+            chain_type = ccdb.get(json_input['member_of_campaign']).get('chain_type', 'TaskChain')
+
+        req.set_attribute('chain_type', chain_type)
         self.logger.info('Created new chained_request %s' % cr_id)
         # update history with the submission details
         req.update_history({'action': 'created'})