diff --git a/ASB_app/routes/parsers.py b/ASB_app/routes/parsers.py
index b360c1a..ce86fbd 100644
--- a/ASB_app/routes/parsers.py
+++ b/ASB_app/routes/parsers.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     pagination_parser.add_argument('order_by', help='ORDER BY criterion: "field1", "-field2"')
 
     search_parser = pagination_parser.copy()
-    search_parser.add_argument('cell_types', action='split', help='Comma-separated list of cell types, search SNPs ASB for every cell type scpecified')
+    search_parser.add_argument('cell_types', help='Comma-separated list of cell types, search SNPs ASB for every cell type scpecified')
     search_parser.add_argument('transcription_factors', action='split', help='Comma-separated list of cell types, search SNPs ASB for every cell type scpecified')
     search_parser.add_argument('chromosome', choices=chromosomes, help='Search only SNPs on the specified chromosome')
     search_parser.add_argument('start', type=inputs.positive, help='Search SNPs in interval from specified position, Requires "chromosome" and "end"')
diff --git a/ASB_app/service/adastra_service.py b/ASB_app/service/adastra_service.py
index e13acff..1fd154b 100644
--- a/ASB_app/service/adastra_service.py
+++ b/ASB_app/service/adastra_service.py
@@ -104,11 +104,12 @@ def construct_advanced_filters(self, filters_object):
                 for tf_name in filters_object['transcription_factors']]
 
         if filters_object['cell_types']:
+            print(filters_object['cell_types'].split('@'))
             filters += [self.SNP.cl_aggregated_snps.any(
                 self.CellLineSNP.cl_id == getattr(self.CellLine.query.filter(
-                    self.CellLine.name == cl_name
+                    self.CellLine.name == cl_name.strip()
                 ).one_or_none(), 'cl_id', None))
-                for cl_name in filters_object['cell_types']]
+                for cl_name in filters_object['cell_types'].split('@')]
 
         if filters_object['chromosome']:
             if not filters_object['start'] or not filters_object['end']: