diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesFragment.kt
index 3fc0f4e..f4321b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesFragment.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class IssuesFragment : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var viewModel: IssuesViewModel
     private var listState by mutableStateOf(emptyList<IssuesList>())
     var isLoading by mutableStateOf(false)
-
+    private var storedTag = ""
     override fun onCreateView(
         inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?, savedInstanceState: Bundle?
     ): View {
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ class IssuesFragment : Fragment() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onPause() {
+        storedTag = viewModel.tag
+        super.onPause()
+    }
+
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
         viewModel.getIssueLink()
         viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
             repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+                viewModel.tagSelected(storedTag)
                 viewModel.observeIssueLiveData().collect {
                     when (it) {
                         is IssuesUiState.Loading -> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesViewModel.kt
index 2a350f5..0064d5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/findissues/ui/issues/IssuesViewModel.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class IssuesViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: DataRepository
 ) : ViewModel() {
     private var issueLiveData = MutableStateFlow<IssuesUiState>(IssuesUiState.Loading)
-    private val tags = listOf("Kotlin", "Java", "Python","Rust","React.js","Go","Javascript","Node.js")
+    private val tags =
+        listOf("Kotlin", "Java", "Python", "Rust", "React.js", "Go", "Javascript", "Node.js")
     var tag = ""
         private set