diff --git a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/engine/mongo/ProfiledMongoManager.java b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/engine/mongo/ProfiledMongoManager.java
index 768d48d..44925a9 100644
--- a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/engine/mongo/ProfiledMongoManager.java
+++ b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/engine/mongo/ProfiledMongoManager.java
@@ -1276,8 +1276,9 @@ public class ProfiledMongoManager extends MongoManager implements MongoManagerI<
 			fs = Serialization.convert(toFileSet, RegisteredFileSet.class);
 			log.info("Going to delete {}", fs);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			log.warn("Error on getting the RegisteredFileSet for path {}", path);
+			log.warn("Error on getting the RegisteredFileSet for path {}. Returning the input doc {}", path, doc.getId());
 			log.debug("Error is: ", e);
+			return doc;
 		}
 
 		// Updated by Francesco. See #24902