diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/publishing/gCatFeeder/utils/ISUtils.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/publishing/gCatFeeder/utils/ISUtils.java
index 52d46d5..592b4df 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/publishing/gCatFeeder/utils/ISUtils.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/publishing/gCatFeeder/utils/ISUtils.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ISUtils {
 
 		return client.submit(query);
 	}
-	
+
 	public static List<ServiceEndpoint> queryForServiceEndpointsByName(String category, String name){
 		log.debug("Querying for Service Endpoints [category : {} , name : {}, currentScope : {} ]",category,name,ContextUtils.getCurrentScope());
 
@@ -105,18 +105,22 @@ public class ISUtils {
 
 	public static Map<String,String> loadConfiguration(){
 		HashMap<String,String> toReturn=new HashMap<>();
-		String confXML= ISUtils.queryForGenericResources("gcat-feeder", "configuration").get(0).profile().bodyAsString();
-		confXML=confXML.replaceAll(" ", "");
+		try {
+			String confXML= ISUtils.queryForGenericResources("gcat-feeder", "configuration").get(0).profile().bodyAsString();
+			confXML=confXML.replaceAll(" ", "");
 
-		Document xml = convertStringToDocument(confXML);
-		Node user = xml.getFirstChild();
-		NodeList childs = user.getChildNodes();
-		Node child;
-		for (int i = 0; i < childs.getLength(); i++) {
-			child = childs.item(i);
-			System.out.println(child.getNodeName());
-			System.out.println(child.getTextContent());
-			toReturn.put(child.getNodeName(), child.getTextContent());
+			Document xml = convertStringToDocument(confXML);
+			Node user = xml.getFirstChild();
+			NodeList childs = user.getChildNodes();
+			Node child;
+			for (int i = 0; i < childs.getLength(); i++) {
+				child = childs.item(i);
+				System.out.println(child.getNodeName());
+				System.out.println(child.getTextContent());
+				toReturn.put(child.getNodeName(), child.getTextContent());
+			}
+		}catch(Throwable t) {
+			log.warn("Unable to load IS configuration",t);
 		}
 		return toReturn;
 	}