diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/infrastructure/InfrastructureDialoguer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/infrastructure/InfrastructureDialoguer.java
index 67699bd..e9b33e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/infrastructure/InfrastructureDialoguer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/infrastructure/InfrastructureDialoguer.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.client;
 import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.clientFor;
 import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.queryFor;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.common.encryption.StringEncrypter;
@@ -85,10 +86,9 @@ public class InfrastructureDialoguer {
 		query.setResult("$resource/Profile/Name/text()");
 		DiscoveryClient<String> client = client();
 		List<String> resources = client.submit(query);
-		if (resources==null || resources.size()==0){
-			throw new Exception("No resource named StatisticalManagerAlgorithmPrivate available in scope "+scope);
-		}
-		LOGGER.debug("Found {} algorithms",resources.size());
+		if (resources==null)
+			resources = Collections.emptyList();
+		LOGGER.debug("Found {} private algorithms",resources.size());
 
 		return resources;