diff --git a/src/replication/core/controller.go b/src/replication/core/controller.go
index 7eda6a699..9065e6284 100644
--- a/src/replication/core/controller.go
+++ b/src/replication/core/controller.go
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ func (ctl *DefaultController) Init() error {
 	if policies != nil && len(policies) > 0 {
 		for _, policy := range policies {
 			if err := ctl.triggerManager.SetupTrigger(&policy); err != nil {
-				//TODO: Log error
-				fmt.Printf("Error: %s", err)
-				//TODO:Update the status of policy
+				log.Errorf("failed to setup trigger for policy %v: %v", policy, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ func (ctl *DefaultController) CreatePolicy(newPolicy models.ReplicationPolicy) (
 //UpdatePolicy will update the policy with new content.
 //Parameter updatedPolicy must have the ID of the updated policy.
 func (ctl *DefaultController) UpdatePolicy(updatedPolicy models.ReplicationPolicy) error {
-	// TODO check pre-conditions
-
 	id := updatedPolicy.ID
 	originPolicy, err := ctl.policyManager.GetPolicy(id)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/replication/source/repository_convertor.go b/src/replication/source/repository_convertor.go
index db39d775d..c3a8ea0b8 100644
--- a/src/replication/source/repository_convertor.go
+++ b/src/replication/source/repository_convertor.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ func NewRepositoryConvertor(registry registry.Adaptor) *RepositoryConvertor {
 
 // Convert projects to repositories
 func (r *RepositoryConvertor) Convert(items []models.FilterItem) []models.FilterItem {
-	// TODO get repositories from database where the push/deletion operations are recorded
-	// if support replicate deletion
 	result := []models.FilterItem{}
 	for _, item := range items {
 		// just put it to the result list if the item is not a project
diff --git a/src/replication/source/repository_filter.go b/src/replication/source/repository_filter.go
index 78258dfe2..7c4dc33fe 100644
--- a/src/replication/source/repository_filter.go
+++ b/src/replication/source/repository_filter.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package source
 import (
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/vmware/harbor/src/common/utils"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/src/common/utils/log"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/src/replication"
 	"github.com/vmware/harbor/src/replication/models"
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ func (r *RepositoryFilter) DoFilter(items []models.FilterItem) []models.FilterIt
 			log.Debugf("pattern is null, add %s to the repository filter result list", item.Value)
 			result = append(result, item)
 		} else {
+			// trim the project
+			_, repository = utils.ParseRepository(repository)
 			matched, err := match(r.pattern, repository)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to match pattern %s to value %s: %v", r.pattern, repository, err)
diff --git a/src/replication/source/repository_filter_test.go b/src/replication/source/repository_filter_test.go
index 6ab515323..aab5d9462 100644
--- a/src/replication/source/repository_filter_test.go
+++ b/src/replication/source/repository_filter_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestDoFilterOfRepositoryFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(items))
 
 	// non-empty pattern
-	filter = NewRepositoryFilter("library/*", &registry.HarborAdaptor{})
+	filter = NewRepositoryFilter("*", &registry.HarborAdaptor{})
 	items = filter.DoFilter([]models.FilterItem{
 		models.FilterItem{
 			Kind:  replication.FilterItemKindTag,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestDoFilterOfRepositoryFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(items))
 
 	// non-empty pattern
-	filter = NewRepositoryFilter("library/*", &registry.HarborAdaptor{})
+	filter = NewRepositoryFilter("*", &registry.HarborAdaptor{})
 	items = filter.DoFilter([]models.FilterItem{
 		models.FilterItem{
 			Kind:  replication.FilterItemKindTag,