diff --git a/app/Config/Filters.php b/app/Config/Filters.php
index b219e60e..f0aeda92 100755
--- a/app/Config/Filters.php
+++ b/app/Config/Filters.php
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class Filters extends BaseConfig
         'before' => [
             'HttpRequestLog' => ['except' => 'cli/*'],
             'Cors',
-            'AclFilter' => ['except' => ['login', 'logout', 'auth/*', 'oauth2callback','claim-form-download', 'claims-feedback-form', 'autobookstackLogin','employeeRest/*','processjob','getCommission','downloadEmployeeEcardZip']],
-            'SecurityInputFilter' => ['except' => ['/client/notification/create','/ticket/crud_mail_template/*','test_mail','leads/sendMail'] ],
+            'AclFilter' => ['except' => ['login', 'logout', 'auth/*', 'oauth2callback','claim-form-download', 'claims-feedback-form', 'autobookstackLogin','employeeRest/*','processjob','getCommission','downloadEmployeeEcardZip', 'downloadClaimFile']],
+            'SecurityInputFilter' => ['except' => ['/client/notification/create','/ticket/crud_mail_template/*','test_mail','leads/sendMail', 'ticket/reply'] ],
             'GlobalPostFileUploadGuard'
             // 'csrf',
             // 'invalidchars',
diff --git a/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php b/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
index a272f609..6dcb63ad 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
@@ -925,7 +925,6 @@ class PolicyTransactionController extends BaseController
             // ==========================================
             'client_type'       => ['label'  => 'Client Type', 'rules'  => 'required', 'errors' => ['required' => 'Client Type must be selected.']],
             'client_id'     => ['label'  => 'Client', 'rules'  => 'required', 'errors' => ['required' => 'Please select a Client.']],
-            'client_branch_id'  => ['label'  => 'Client Branch', 'rules'  => 'required', 'errors' => ['required' => 'Client branch is required']],
             'issue_type'  => ['label'  => 'Business Type', 'rules'  => 'required', 'errors' => ['required' => 'Please select a Business Type.']],
             'ref'   => ['label' => 'Reference', 'rules' => 'permit_empty|regex_match[/^[a-zA-Z0-9 _-]+$/]', 'errors' => [
                 'regex_match' => 'The {field} can only contain letters, numbers, spaces, dashes, and underscores.'
@@ -1052,6 +1051,9 @@ class PolicyTransactionController extends BaseController
             'exp_amt.*'                => ['label' => 'Expected Amount', 'rules' => 'permit_empty|decimal', 'errors' => ['decimal' => 'The Expected Amount field must contain a valid number.']]
         ];
 
+        if(isset($post_data['client_type']) && $post_data['client_type'] == 1){
+            $rules['client_branch_id'] = ['label'  => 'Client Branch', 'rules'  => 'required', 'errors' => ['required' => 'Client branch is required']];
+        }
 
         $isValid = $this->validate($rules);