diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Trash.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Trash.java
index 39f98e4..7d8f219 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Trash.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/rest/Trash.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class Trash extends BaseREST implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.Tra
 	}
 	
 	@DELETE
-	@PURGE
 	@Override
 	public Response empty(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.OWN_ONLY_QUERY_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("true") Boolean ownOnly) throws WebServiceException {
 		Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
@@ -46,6 +45,12 @@ public class Trash extends BaseREST implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.Tra
 		thread.start();
 		return Response.status(Status.ACCEPTED).build(); 
 	}
+	
+	@PURGE
+	public Response emptyViaPurge(@QueryParam(GCatConstants.OWN_ONLY_QUERY_PARAMETER) @DefaultValue("true") Boolean ownOnly) throws WebServiceException {
+		return empty(ownOnly); 
+	}
+	
 }