diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/common/enums/Status.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/common/enums/Status.java
index 8119368..6ff0df2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/common/enums/Status.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/common/enums/Status.java
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ public enum Status {
 	@JsonCreator
 	public static Status onDeserialize(String statusString) {
 		if(statusString != null) {
+			String modifiedString = statusString.trim().replace("-", " ").replace("_", " ");
 			for(Status status : Status.values()) {
-				if (status.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(statusString.trim()))
+				if (status.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(modifiedString))
 					return status;
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * Used by reflection 
 	 */