diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/Message.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/Message.java
similarity index 68%
rename from dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/Message.java
rename to dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/Message.java
index 2de8ead42..57844d490 100644
--- a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/Message.java
+++ b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/Message.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-package eu.dnetlib.message;
+package eu.dnetlib.dhp.message;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -15,18 +15,15 @@ public class Message implements Serializable {
 
 	private String jobName;
 
-	private MessageType type;
-
 	private Map<String, String> body;
 
 	public Message() {
 	}
 
-	public Message(final String workflowId, final String jobName, final MessageType type,
+	public Message(final String workflowId, final String jobName,
 		final Map<String, String> body) {
 		this.workflowId = workflowId;
 		this.jobName = jobName;
-		this.type = type;
 		this.body = body;
 	}
 
@@ -46,14 +43,6 @@ public class Message implements Serializable {
 		this.jobName = jobName;
 	}
 
-	public MessageType getType() {
-		return type;
-	}
-
-	public void setType(final MessageType type) {
-		this.type = type;
-	}
-
 	public Map<String, String> getBody() {
 		return body;
 	}
@@ -64,6 +53,6 @@ public class Message implements Serializable {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return String.format("Message [workflowId=%s, jobName=%s, type=%s, body=%s]", workflowId, jobName, type, body);
+		return String.format("Message [workflowId=%s, jobName=%s, body=%s]", workflowId, jobName, body);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageSender.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/MessageSender.java
similarity index 59%
rename from dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageSender.java
rename to dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/MessageSender.java
index 020d6087f..70eb594f8 100644
--- a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageSender.java
+++ b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/message/MessageSender.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
-package eu.dnetlib.message;
+package eu.dnetlib.dhp.message;
 
+import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
 import org.apache.http.entity.SerializableEntity;
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@ public class MessageSender {
 
 	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MessageSender.class);
 
+	private static final int SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
+
+	private static final int CONNECTION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
+
+	private static final int CONNTECTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 2000;
+
 	private final String dnetMessageEndpoint;
 
 	public MessageSender(final String dnetMessageEndpoint) {
@@ -20,10 +27,25 @@ public class MessageSender {
 	}
 
 	public void sendMessage(final Message message) {
+		new Thread(() -> _sendMessage(message)).start();
+	}
+
+	private void _sendMessage(final Message message) {
 		final HttpPut req = new HttpPut(dnetMessageEndpoint);
 		req.setEntity(new SerializableEntity(message));
 
-		try (final CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
+		final RequestConfig requestConfig = RequestConfig
+			.custom()
+			.setConnectTimeout(CONNTECTION_TIMEOUT_MS)
+			.setConnectionRequestTimeout(CONNECTION_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS)
+			.setSocketTimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT_MS)
+			.build();
+		;
+
+		try (final CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients
+			.custom()
+			.setDefaultRequestConfig(requestConfig)
+			.build();
 			final CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(req)) {
 			log.debug("Sent Message to " + dnetMessageEndpoint);
 			log.debug("MESSAGE:" + message);
diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageType.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageType.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 72cbda252..000000000
--- a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageType.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-
-package eu.dnetlib.message;
-
-public enum MessageType {
-	ONGOING, REPORT
-}