diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/api/configuration/CatalogueConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/api/configuration/CatalogueConfiguration.java
index c12b891..bb7bdc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/api/configuration/CatalogueConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/api/configuration/CatalogueConfiguration.java
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ public class CatalogueConfiguration {
 		return contextName.toLowerCase().replace(" ", "_");
 	}
 
-	private CatalogueConfiguration() {
+	protected CatalogueConfiguration() {
 		this.supportedOrganizations = new HashSet<>();
 		
-		/* CKAN URL and sysAdminToken can only be retrieved from the IS*/
+		/* CKAN URL and sysAdminToken can only be retrieved from the IS */
 		this.ckanURL = null;
 		this.sysAdminToken = null;
 		
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class CatalogueConfiguration {
 		this.notificationToUsersEnabled = false; // default is false
 		
 		this.moderationEnabled = false; // default is false
+		
 	}
 	
 	public CatalogueConfiguration(String context) {
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public class CatalogueConfiguration {
 		return sysAdminToken;
 	}
 
-	public void setSysAdminToken(String sysAdminToken) throws Exception {
+	public void setSysAdminToken(String sysAdminToken) {
 		this.sysAdminToken = sysAdminToken;
 	}