diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2792dd..813c0a7 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 # Changelog for "dataminer"
 
+## [v1.8.1-SNAPSHOT] - 2022-03-21
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fixed protocol parameter when persistence is disabled
+
 
 ## [v1.8.0] - 2022-01-24
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9d12f8..6ab09ef 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.dataanalysis</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dataminer</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.0</version>
+	<version>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>dataminer</name>
 	<description>An e-Infrastructure service providing state-of-the art DataMining algorithms and ecological modelling approaches under the Web Processing Service (WPS) standard.</description>
 	
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 				<artifactId>gcube-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>2.0.2</version>
+				<version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
index d3d0023..c3b5a60 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -22,25 +22,24 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 	public static String usernameParameter = "user.name";
 	public static String scopeParameter = "scope";
 	public static String tokenParameter = "usertoken";
-	public static String defaultScope= "/gcube/devsec";
-	public static String defaultUsername= "statistical.wps";
+	public static String defaultScope = "/gcube/devsec";
+	public static String defaultUsername = "statistical.wps";
 
 	private static Integer maxComputations = null;
 	private static Boolean useStorage = null;
 	static boolean simulationMode = false;
 
-
 	EnvironmentVariableManager env = null;
 
-	public static synchronized Integer getMaxComputations(){
+	public static synchronized Integer getMaxComputations() {
 		return maxComputations;
 	}
 
-	public static synchronized Boolean useStorage(){
+	public static synchronized Boolean useStorage() {
 		return useStorage;
 	}
 
-	public static synchronized Boolean isSimulationMode(){
+	public static synchronized Boolean isSimulationMode() {
 		return simulationMode;
 	}
 
@@ -57,12 +56,12 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 				options.load(is);
 				is.close();
 				maxComputations = Integer.parseInt(options.getProperty("maxcomputations"));
-				logger.info("setting max computation to {}",maxComputations);
+				logger.info("setting max computation to {}", maxComputations);
 				useStorage = Boolean.parseBoolean(options.getProperty("saveond4sstorage"));
-				simulationMode=Boolean.parseBoolean(options.getProperty("simulationMode"));
+				simulationMode = Boolean.parseBoolean(options.getProperty("simulationMode"));
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("error initializing properties",e);
+			logger.error("error initializing properties", e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +79,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 	}
 
 	public ConfigurationManager(EnvironmentVariableManager env) {
-		if (env == null) inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
+		if (env == null)
+			inizializePropertiesUsingTemplateFile();
 		else {
 			maxComputations = env.getMaxComputation();
 			useStorage = env.isSaveOnStorage();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		return config;
 	}
 
-	public void setComputationId(String computationId){
+	public void setComputationId(String computationId) {
 		config.setTaskID(computationId);
 	}
 
@@ -108,29 +108,31 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 			configPath = "./cfg/";
 			persistencePath = "./";
 		}
-		logger.debug("Taking configuration from  {}", configPath); 
-		//+ " and persistence in " + persistencePath);
+		logger.debug("Taking configuration from  {}", configPath);
+		// + " and persistence in " + persistencePath);
 		// setting configuration and logger
 		config.setPersistencePath(configPath);
 		config.setConfigPath(configPath);
 		config.setNumberOfResources(1);
 		// setting application paths
+		String protocol = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getProtocol();
 		String webapp = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getWebappPath();
 		String host = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getHostname();
 		String port = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getHostport();
-		logger.debug("Host: {}  Port: {} Webapp: {} ", host, port, webapp );
-		logger.debug("Web persistence path:{} ", webperspath);
+		logger.debug("Protocol: {} , Host: {} , Port: {} , Webapp: {} ", protocol, host, port, webapp);
+		logger.info("Web Path Persistence: {}", webperspath);
 
-		String webPath = "http://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + webapp + "/persistence/";
+		String webPath = protocol + "://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + webapp + "/persistence/";
 
 		// logger.debug("Env Vars: \n"+System.getenv());
-		logger.debug("Web app path: {} ",  webPath);
+		logger.info("Web Path Persistence Url: {}", webPath);
 
 		// retrieving scope
 		scope = (String) inputs.get(scopeParameter);
-		logger.debug("Retrieved scope: {} ",  scope);
+		logger.debug("Retrieved scope: {} ", scope);
 		if (scope == null)
-			throw new Exception("Error: scope parameter (scope) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
+			throw new Exception(
+					"Error: scope parameter (scope) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
 		if (!scope.startsWith("/"))
 			scope = "/" + scope;
 
@@ -141,7 +143,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		logger.debug("User token used by the client:{} ", token);
 
 		if (username == null || username.trim().length() == 0)
-			throw new Exception("Error: user name parameter (user.name) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
+			throw new Exception(
+					"Error: user name parameter (user.name) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
 
 		if (token == null || token.trim().length() == 0)
 			throw new Exception("Error: token parameter not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");