diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/ExtendCkanClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/ExtendCkanClient.java
index 93cb1b4..91f50db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/ExtendCkanClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/ExtendCkanClient.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.server;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.CheckedCkanClient;
 import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.internal.org.apache.http.client.fluent.Request;
@@ -19,10 +21,10 @@ import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.internal.org.apache.http.client.fluent.Requ
  */
 public class ExtendCkanClient extends CheckedCkanClient{
 
+	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExtendCkanClient.class);
 
 	private String catalogueURL;
 	private String ckanToken;
-    private HttpHost proxy = null; //never used
     private int extendTimeout = 120000; //in milliseconds
 
 
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ public class ExtendCkanClient extends CheckedCkanClient{
     protected Request configureRequest(Request request) {
         request = super.configureRequest(request);
         
+        logger.debug("Setting timeout to {}", extendTimeout);
+        
         request.socketTimeout(this.extendTimeout)
                .connectTimeout(this.extendTimeout);