diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06369202..fe0369e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
 
+* [RPC get-conf method returned some content not specified by select filter](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/281)
+  * Bug introduced when upgrading of list pagination
 * [type leafref in type union ineffective](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/277)
   * Leafrefs and identityrefs in unions were not validated correctly
 * [cl:autocli-op hide has no effect in yang submodule](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/282)
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_get.c b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
index c24b44ec..e93cb065 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_get.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
@@ -318,12 +318,6 @@ filter_xpath_again(clicon_handle h,
     /* reset flag */
     if (xml_apply(xret, CX_ELMNT, (xml_applyfn_t*)xml_flag_reset, (void*)XML_FLAG_MARK) < 0)
 	goto done;
-    /* Add default global values */
-    if (xml_global_defaults(h, xret, nsc, xpath, yspec, 0) < 0)
-	goto done;
-    /* Add default recursive values */
-    if (xml_default_recurse(xret, 0) < 0)
-	goto done;
     retval = 0;
  done:
     return retval;
diff --git a/test/test_pagination_draft.sh b/test/test_pagination_draft.sh
index c79f08e8..cd42e46b 100755
--- a/test/test_pagination_draft.sh
+++ b/test/test_pagination_draft.sh
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function testlimit()
     if [ -z "$list" ]; then
 	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     else
-	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><favorites>$xmllist</favorites></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><favorites>$xmllist</favorites></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     fi
     new "limit=$limit offset=$offset NETCONF get-config"
     expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get-config><source><running/></source><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"/es:members/es:member[es:member-id='alice']/es:favorites/es:uint8-numbers\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\">$limitxmlstr$offsetxmlstr</list-pagination></get-config></rpc>]]>]]>" "$reply"
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function testlimit()
     if [ -z "$list" ]; then
 	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data/></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     else
-	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><favorites>$xmllist</favorites></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+	reply="<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><favorites>$xmllist</favorites></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
     fi
     new "limit=$limit offset=$offset NETCONF get"
     expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"/es:members/es:member[es:member-id='alice']/es:favorites/es:uint8-numbers\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\">$limitxmlstr$offsetxmlstr</list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "$reply"
diff --git a/test/test_pagination_state.sh b/test/test_pagination_state.sh
index 960c5496..0ef950f7 100755
--- a/test/test_pagination_state.sh
+++ b/test/test_pagination_state.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ xpath="$xpath0/es:numbers"
 testrun_start $xpath
 
 new "NETCONF get leaf-list member/numbers 0-10 alice"
-expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><stats><numbers>3</numbers><numbers>4</numbers><numbers>5</numbers><numbers>6</numbers><numbers>7</numbers><numbers>8</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><stats><numbers>3</numbers><numbers>4</numbers><numbers>5</numbers><numbers>6</numbers><numbers>7</numbers><numbers>8</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
 
 # negative
 new "NETCONF get container, expect fail"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get conten
 
 xpath="/es:members/es:member[es:member-id='bob']/es:stats/es:numbers"
 new "NETCONF get leaf-list member/numbers 0-10 bob"
-expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>bob</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><stats><numbers>13</numbers><numbers>14</numbers><numbers>15</numbers><numbers>16</numbers><numbers>17</numbers><numbers>18</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>bob</member-id><stats><numbers>13</numbers><numbers>14</numbers><numbers>15</numbers><numbers>16</numbers><numbers>17</numbers><numbers>18</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
 
 testrun_stop
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ xpath="/es:members/es:member/es:stats/es:numbers"
 testrun_start $xpath
 
 new "NETCONF get leaf-list member/numbers all"
-expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><stats><numbers>3</numbers><numbers>4</numbers><numbers>5</numbers><numbers>6</numbers><numbers>7</numbers><numbers>8</numbers></stats></member><member><member-id>bob</member-id><privacy-settings><post-visibility>public</post-visibility></privacy-settings><stats><numbers>13</numbers><numbers>14</numbers><numbers>15</numbers><numbers>16</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
+expecteof "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get content=\"nonconfig\"><filter type=\"xpath\" select=\"$xpath\" xmlns:es=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"/><list-pagination xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-list-pagination-nc\"><offset>0</offset><limit>10</limit></list-pagination></get></rpc>]]>]]>" "^<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><members xmlns=\"http://example.com/ns/example-social\"><member><member-id>alice</member-id><stats><numbers>3</numbers><numbers>4</numbers><numbers>5</numbers><numbers>6</numbers><numbers>7</numbers><numbers>8</numbers></stats></member><member><member-id>bob</member-id><stats><numbers>13</numbers><numbers>14</numbers><numbers>15</numbers><numbers>16</numbers></stats></member></members></data></rpc-reply>]]>]]>$"
 
 testrun_stop