diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/FilterHelper.java b/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/FilterHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6765278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/FilterHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package pl.com.it_crowd.youtrack.api;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public final class FilterHelper {
+// -------------------------- STATIC METHODS --------------------------
+
+    public static Filter issueId(String issueId)
+    {
+        return new Filter().issueId(issueId);
+    }
+
+    public static Filter summary(String summary)
+    {
+        return new Filter().summary(summary);
+    }
+
+    public static Filter unresolved()
+    {
+        return new Filter().unresolved();
+    }
+
+// --------------------------- CONSTRUCTORS ---------------------------
+
+    private FilterHelper()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+// -------------------------- INNER CLASSES --------------------------
+
+    public static class Filter {
+// ------------------------------ FIELDS ------------------------------
+
+        private List<Condition> conditions = new ArrayList<Condition>();
+
+// --------------------------- CONSTRUCTORS ---------------------------
+
+        private Filter()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+// ------------------------ CANONICAL METHODS ------------------------
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString()
+        {
+            StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+            for (Condition condition : conditions) {
+                if (condition.key != null) {
+                    builder.append(" ");
+                    builder.append(condition.key);
+                    builder.append(":");
+                }
+                builder.append(condition.value);
+            }
+            return builder.toString();
+        }
+
+// -------------------------- OTHER METHODS --------------------------
+
+        public Filter issueId(String issueId)
+        {
+            conditions.add(new Condition(Key.ISSUE_ID, issueId));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Filter summary(String summary)
+        {
+            conditions.add(new Condition(null, summary));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Filter unresolved()
+        {
+            conditions.add(new Condition(null, "#Unresolved"));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+// -------------------------- ENUMERATIONS --------------------------
+
+        private enum Key {
+            ISSUE_ID("issue id");
+
+// ------------------------------ FIELDS ------------------------------
+
+            private String key;
+
+// --------------------------- CONSTRUCTORS ---------------------------
+
+            Key(String key)
+            {
+                this.key = key;
+            }
+
+// ------------------------ CANONICAL METHODS ------------------------
+
+            @Override
+            public String toString()
+            {
+                return key;
+            }
+        }
+
+// -------------------------- INNER CLASSES --------------------------
+
+        private class Condition {
+// ------------------------------ FIELDS ------------------------------
+
+            private Key key;
+
+            private String value;
+
+// --------------------------- CONSTRUCTORS ---------------------------
+
+            private Condition(Key key, String value)
+            {
+                this.key = key;
+                this.value = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/YoutrackAPI.java b/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/YoutrackAPI.java
index 81fd878..ef80051 100644
--- a/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/YoutrackAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/pl/com/it_crowd/youtrack/api/YoutrackAPI.java
@@ -16,16 +16,13 @@ import pl.com.it_crowd.youtrack.api.rest.Issues;
 import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
-
 public class YoutrackAPI {
 // ------------------------------ FIELDS ------------------------------
 
-    private Integer MAX_RESULTS = 1000;
-
     private String serviceLocation;
 
     private WebClient webClient;
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ public class YoutrackAPI {
         try {
             this.webClient.setUseInsecureSSL(true);
         } catch (GeneralSecurityException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();  //To change body of catch statement use File | Settings | File Templates.
+            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot turn on 'Use insecure SSL'", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,9 +77,9 @@ public class YoutrackAPI {
         }
     }
 
-    public List<Issue> searchIssuesByProject(String project) throws JAXBException, IOException
+    public List<Issue> searchIssuesByProject(String project, Object filter) throws JAXBException, IOException
     {
-        String url = serviceLocation + "/rest/issue/byproject/" + project + "?max=" + MAX_RESULTS;
+        String url = serviceLocation + "/rest/issue/byproject/" + project + "?filter=" + filter;
         WebResponse webResponse = webClient.<Page>getPage(url).getWebResponse();
 
         List<Issues.Issue> issues = IssuesUnmarshaller.unmarshal(webResponse.getContentAsStream()).getIssue();