diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f25085f
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diff --git a/src/batch_edge_query.js b/src/batch_edge_query.js
index 488d0528..b227b132 100644
--- a/src/batch_edge_query.js
+++ b/src/batch_edge_query.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const QEdge2BTEEdgeHandler = require('./qedge2bteedge');
 const NodesUpdateHandler = require('./update_nodes');
 const debug = require('debug')('biothings-explorer-trapi:batch_edge_query');
 const CacheHandler = require('./cache_handler');
+const utils = require('./utils');
 
 module.exports = class BatchEdgeQueryHandler {
   constructor(kg, resolveOutputIDs = true) {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = class BatchEdgeQueryHandler {
    * @private
    */
   _expandBTEEdges(bteEdges) {
+    debug(`BTE EDGE ${JSON.stringify(this.qEdges)}`)
     return bteEdges;
   }
 
@@ -47,7 +49,23 @@ module.exports = class BatchEdgeQueryHandler {
    * @private
    */
   async _postQueryFilter(response) {
-    return response;
+    try {
+      const filtered = response.filter(item => {
+        let edge_predicate = item['$edge_metadata']['predicate']
+        let predicate_filters = item['$edge_metadata']['trapi_qEdge_obj']['qEdge']['predicate']
+        //remove prefix from filter list to match predicate name format
+        predicate_filters = predicate_filters.map(item => utils.removeBioLinkPrefix(item))
+        //compare edge predicate to filter list
+        if (predicate_filters.includes(edge_predicate)) {
+          return item
+        }
+      });
+      debug(`Filtered results from ${response.length} down to ${filtered.length} results`);
+      return filtered
+    } catch (error) {
+      debug(`Failed to filter ${response.length} results due to ${error}`);
+      return response
+    }
   }
 
   async query(qEdges) {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 29f77388..204fb42b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ exports.TRAPIQueryHandler = class TRAPIQueryHandler {
     const kg = this._loadMetaKG(this.smartapiID, this.team);
     debug('metakg successfully loaded');
     let queryPaths = this._processQueryGraph(this.queryGraph);
-    debug(`query paths constructed: ${queryPaths}`);
+    debug(`query paths constructed: ${JSON.stringify(queryPaths)}`);
     const handlers = this._createBatchEdgeQueryHandlers(queryPaths, kg);
     debug(`Query depth is ${Object.keys(handlers).length}`);
     for (let i = 0; i < Object.keys(handlers).length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/query_edge.js b/src/query_edge.js
index d59444d2..dd51bd80 100644
--- a/src/query_edge.js
+++ b/src/query_edge.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ module.exports = class QEdge {
     this.predicate = info.predicates;
     this.subject = info.subject;
     this.object = info.object;
+    this.expanded_predicates = []
+    this.init()
+  }
+
+  init() {
+    this.expanded_predicates = this.getPredicate()
   }
 
   getID() {
diff --git a/src/query_graph.js b/src/query_graph.js
index e96dda2f..af70324e 100644
--- a/src/query_graph.js
+++ b/src/query_graph.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const InvalidQueryGraphError = require('./exceptions/invalid_query_graph_error');
 const LogEntry = require('./log_entry');
 const MAX_DEPTH = 3;
+const debug = require('debug')('biothings-explorer-trapi:query_graph');
 
 module.exports = class QueryGraphHandler {
   constructor(queryGraph) {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ module.exports = class QueryGraphHandler {
         `BTE identified your query graph as a ${Object.keys(paths).length}-depth query graph`,
       ).getLog(),
     );
+    debug(`ALL PATHS ${JSON.stringify(paths)}`)
     return paths;
   }