diff --git a/adsmp/tasks.py b/adsmp/tasks.py
index e126a25..b60fcc4 100644
--- a/adsmp/tasks.py
+++ b/adsmp/tasks.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def task_update_record(msg):
                 record = app.update_storage(m.bibcode, 'nonbib_data', m.toJSON())
                 if record:
                     logger.debug('Saved record from list: %s', record)
+                    _generate_boost_request(m, type)
         elif type == 'metrics_records':
             for m in msg.metrics_records:
                 m = Msg(m, None, None)
@@ -164,12 +165,14 @@ def task_update_record(msg):
                 record = app.update_storage(m.bibcode, 'metrics', m.toJSON(including_default_value_fields=True))
                 if record:
                     logger.debug('Saved record from list: %s', record)
+                    _generate_boost_request(m, type)
         elif type == 'augment':
             bibcodes.append(msg.bibcode)
             record = app.update_storage(msg.bibcode, 'augment',
                                         msg.toJSON(including_default_value_fields=True))
             if record:
                 logger.debug('Saved augment message: %s', msg)
+                _generate_boost_request(msg, type)
         elif type == 'classify':
             bibcodes.append(msg.bibcode)
             logger.debug(f'message to JSON: {msg.toJSON(including_default_value_fields=True)}')
@@ -178,28 +181,32 @@ def task_update_record(msg):
             record = app.update_storage(msg.bibcode, 'classify',payload)
             if record:
                 logger.debug('Saved classify message: %s', msg)
+                _generate_boost_request(msg, type)
         else:
             # here when record has a single bibcode
             bibcodes.append(msg.bibcode)
             record = app.update_storage(msg.bibcode, type, msg.toJSON())
             if record:
                 logger.debug('Saved record: %s', record)
+                _generate_boost_request(msg, type)
             if type == 'metadata':
                 # with new bib data we request to augment the affiliation
                 # that pipeline will eventually respond with a msg to task_update_record
                 logger.debug('requesting affilation augmentation for %s', msg.bibcode)
                 app.request_aff_augment(msg.bibcode)
-        if record:                        
-            # Send payload to Boost pipeline
-            if type != 'boost' and not app._config.get('TESTING_MODE', False):
-                try:
-                    task_boost_request.apply_async(args=(msg.bibcode,))
-                except Exception as e:
-                    app.logger.exception('Error generating boost request message for bibcode %s: %s', msg.bibcode, e)
-
     else:
         logger.error('Received a message with unclear status: %s', msg)
 
+def _generate_boost_request(msg, msg_type):
+    # Send payload to Boost pipeline
+    if msg_type not in app._config.get('IGNORED_BOOST_PAYLOAD_TYPES', ['boost']) and not app._config.get('TESTING_MODE', False):
+        try:
+            task_boost_request.apply_async(args=(msg.bibcode,))
+        except Exception as e:
+            app.logger.exception('Error generating boost request message for bibcode %s: %s', msg.bibcode, e)
+    else:
+        app.logger.debug("Message for bibcode %s has type: %s, Skipping.".format(msg.bibcode, msg_type))
+
 @app.task(queue='update-scixid')
 def task_update_scixid(bibcodes, flag):
     """Receives bibcodes to add scix id to the record.
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index bd4ba64..b4934cb 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # db connection to the Boost Pipeline database where boost factors are stored
 # if not present, boost factors will not be included in SOLR documents
 BOOST_SQLALCHEMY_URL = None  #'postgresql://boost_user:boost_pass@localhost:5432/boost_db'
-
+IGNORED_BOOST_PAYLOAD_TYPES = ["boost"]
 
 # Main Solr
 # SOLR_URLS = ["http://localhost:9983/solr/collection1/update"]