diff --git a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/GeoportalHealth.java b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/GeoportalHealth.java
index 47a53de..6df4bb4 100644
--- a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/GeoportalHealth.java
+++ b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/GeoportalHealth.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.DefaultValue;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@ public class GeoportalHealth {
 	@Path("/mongo")
 	@Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
 	public Response mongoCheck(@QueryParam("context") String context,
-			@QueryParam("include_collections") Boolean includeCollections) throws JsonProcessingException {
-		log.debug("mongoCheck called in the context {}", context);
+			@DefaultValue("false") @QueryParam("include_collections") Boolean includeCollections)
+			throws JsonProcessingException {
+		log.debug("mongoCheck called in the context {}, includeCollections {}", context, includeCollections);
 		if (context == null) {
 			HealthCheckResponse response = HealthCheckResponse.named(MongoHealthCheck.SERVICE_NAME)
 					.withData("context", "is required parameter (e.g. context=/gcube/devsec/devVRE)").down().build();