diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/Sweeper.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/Sweeper.java
index 7d7731b..6a74096 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/Sweeper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/sweeper/Sweeper.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class Sweeper {
 					logger.debug("Going to remove orphan {}", 
 							getGCoreEndpointMinimalInfo(gCoreEndpoint, hostingNode));
 					
-					registryPublisher.remove(hostingNode);
+					registryPublisher.remove(gCoreEndpoint);
 					
 					logger.debug("Request to remove {} successfully sent\n",
 							getGCoreEndpointMinimalInfo(gCoreEndpoint, hostingNode));