diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/SynapseConstants.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/SynapseConstants.java
index 7568257aac..4893f3e7c9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/SynapseConstants.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/SynapseConstants.java
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ public static final class Axis2Param {
     
     /** The name of the Parameter set on the Axis2Configuration to hold the Synapse Configuration */
     public static final String SYNAPSE_CONFIG = "synapse.config";
+    /** EIP pattern name */
+    public static final String INIT_EIP_PATTERN = "init";
     /** The name of the Parameter set on the Axis2Configuration to hold the Synapse Environment */
     public static final String SYNAPSE_ENV = "synapse.env";
     /** The name of the Parameter set on AxisConfiguration to hold the ServerContextInformation */
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/InvokeMediator.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/InvokeMediator.java
index 65e416fb7f..5e93d02abb 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/InvokeMediator.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/InvokeMediator.java
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@ public class InvokeMediator extends AbstractMediator implements
 	private Map<String, Value> pName2ExpressionMap;
 
 	private boolean dynamicMediator = false;
-
-	/** The local registry key which is used to pick a sequence definition */
+	
 	private Value key = null;
 
-    /** Reference to the synapse environment */
-    private SynapseEnvironment synapseEnv;
+	private String localEntryKey = null;
+
+	/**
+	 * Reference to the synapse environment
+	 */
+	private SynapseEnvironment synapseEnv;
 
 	public InvokeMediator() {
 		// LinkedHashMap is used to preserve tag order
@@ -129,6 +132,10 @@ private boolean mediate(MessageContext synCtx, boolean executePreFetchingSequenc
 		if (executePreFetchingSequence && key != null) {
 			String defaultConfiguration = key.evaluateValue(synCtx);
 			Mediator m = synCtx.getDefaultConfiguration(defaultConfiguration);
+			if (m instanceof InvokeMediator) {
+				InvokeMediator invokeMediator = (InvokeMediator) m;
+				invokeMediator.setLocalEntryKey(defaultConfiguration);
+			}
 			if (m == null) {
 				handleException("Sequence named " + key + " cannot be found", synCtx);
 
@@ -149,6 +156,9 @@ private boolean mediate(MessageContext synCtx, boolean executePreFetchingSequenc
 		}
 
 		if (mediator != null && mediator instanceof TemplateMediator) {
+			if (localEntryKey != null) {
+				((TemplateMediator) mediator).setLocalEntryKey(localEntryKey);
+			}
 			populateParameters(synCtx, ((TemplateMediator) mediator).getName());
 			if (executePreFetchingSequence) {
 				ContinuationStackManager.addReliantContinuationState(synCtx,
@@ -319,6 +329,12 @@ public Value getKey() {
 	public void setKey(Value key) {
 		this.key = key;
 	}
+	public void setLocalEntryKey(String localEntryKey) {
+		this.localEntryKey = localEntryKey;
+	}
+	public String getLocalEntryKey() {
+		return localEntryKey;
+	}
 
 	public String getPackageName() {
 		return packageName;
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateContext.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateContext.java
index fa27398e5c..9a7b73d24e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateContext.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateContext.java
@@ -51,10 +51,15 @@ public class TemplateContext {
      * refers to the parameters of the function
      */
     private Collection<TemplateParam> parameters;
+    private final String INIT_CONFIG_KEY = "INIT_CONFIG_KEY";
     /**
      * contains a map for parameterNames to evaluated values
      */
     private Map mappedValues;
+    /**
+     * The local entry key name
+     */
+    private String localEntryKey = null;
 
     public TemplateContext(String name, Collection<TemplateParam> parameters) {
         this.fName = name;
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ public TemplateContext(String name, Collection<TemplateParam> parameters) {
      * @param synCtxt Synapse MessageContext
      */
     public void setupParams(MessageContext synCtxt) {
+        if (SynapseConstants.INIT_EIP_PATTERN.equals(fName) && getLocalEntryKey() != null) {
+            mappedValues.put(INIT_CONFIG_KEY, getLocalEntryKey());
+        }
         Iterator<TemplateParam> paramNames = parameters.iterator();
         while (paramNames.hasNext()) {
             TemplateParam parameter = paramNames.next();
@@ -182,6 +190,14 @@ public Map getMappedValues() {
         return mappedValues;
     }
 
+    public String getLocalEntryKey() {
+        return localEntryKey;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocalEntryKey(String localEntryKey) {
+        this.localEntryKey = localEntryKey;
+    }
+
     public void setMappedValues(Map map) {
         this.mappedValues = map;
     }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateMediator.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateMediator.java
index 801fcc2e3e..a79351b29f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateMediator.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/mediators/template/TemplateMediator.java
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ public class TemplateMediator extends AbstractListMediator {
 
     private String errorHandler = null;
 
+    /** The local entry key name */
+    private String localEntryKey = null;
+
+    public String getLocalEntryKey() {
+        return localEntryKey;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocalEntryKey(String localEntryKey) {
+        this.localEntryKey = localEntryKey;
+    }
+
     public void setParameters(Collection<TemplateParam> paramNames) {
         this.templateParams = paramNames;
     }
@@ -161,6 +172,9 @@ public boolean mediate(MessageContext synCtx) {
      */
     private void pushFuncContextTo(MessageContext synCtx) {
         TemplateContext funcContext = new TemplateContext(eipPatternName, templateParams);
+        if (localEntryKey != null) {
+            funcContext.setLocalEntryKey(localEntryKey);
+        }
         //process the raw parameters parsed in
         funcContext.setupParams(synCtx);