diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/matrixmodel/MatrixExtractor.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/matrixmodel/MatrixExtractor.java
index 476fc98..287cdfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/matrixmodel/MatrixExtractor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/matrixmodel/MatrixExtractor.java
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ public class MatrixExtractor {
 				connector = new Table(configuration, resolution);
 				currentconnector = connector;
 			} else {
+				try{
 				meta = gnInspector.getGNInfobyUUIDorName(layerTitle);
-
+				}catch(Exception e){
+					
+				}
 				// if the layer is not on GeoNetwork
 				if (meta == null) {
 					String[] urls = { layerTitle };