diff --git a/packet-manager-default.properties b/packet-manager-default.properties
index 85f29c401f3..ff436cc381e 100644
--- a/packet-manager-default.properties
+++ b/packet-manager-default.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 # Class name of the referenceValidator. Commenting or removing this property will disable reference validator.
 mosip.kernel.idobjectvalidator.referenceValidator=io.mosip.kernel.idobjectvalidator.impl.IdObjectReferenceValidator
+# The additional fields to be searched apart from demograpgics 
+packetmanager.additional.fields.search.from.metainfo=officerBiometricFileName,supervisorBiometricFileName
 
 # Roles
 mosip.role.commons-packet.putcreatepacket=REGISTRATION_PROCESSOR