diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/ResourceInitializer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/ResourceInitializer.java
index a42e5d3..5353d66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/ResourceInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/ResourceInitializer.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
 
 import org.gcube.gcat.rest.Item;
 import org.gcube.gcat.rest.administration.Configuration;
+import org.gcube.smartgears.annotations.ManagedBy;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
 
 /**
  * @author Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)
  */
 @ApplicationPath("/")
+@ManagedBy(GCatInitializator.class)
 public class ResourceInitializer extends ResourceConfig {
 	
 	public ResourceInitializer() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/web.xml b/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/web.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..491ae36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE xml>
+<web-app>
+	<servlet>
+    	<servlet-name>org.gcube.gcat.ResourceInitializer</servlet-name>
+    </servlet>
+    <servlet-mapping>
+        <servlet-name>org.gcube.gcat.ResourceInitializer</servlet-name>
+        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
+    </servlet-mapping>
+</web-app>
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