diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/infrastructure/GeoNetworkInspector.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/infrastructure/GeoNetworkInspector.java
index d2de897..6acec92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/infrastructure/GeoNetworkInspector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/geo/infrastructure/GeoNetworkInspector.java
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public class GeoNetworkInspector {
 				meta = checkForMetadatabyTitle(GeoNetworkInspector.treatTitleForGN(layerUUIDorTitle), layerUUIDorTitle);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 //				e.printStackTrace();
-				throw new Exception("Layer does not exist "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
+				AnalysisLogger.getLogger().debug("Layer does not exist "+e.getLocalizedMessage());
 			}
 		}