diff --git a/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/CreateRequest.java b/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/CreateRequest.java
index 6232980..6a57fdb 100644
--- a/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/CreateRequest.java
+++ b/webapp/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/webapp/context/CreateRequest.java
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ public final class CreateRequest extends RequestToResourceRegistry {
 	@Override
 	public void validate() throws LocalCodeException {
 		if (Objects.nonNull(this.context.getParent())) {
-			Context parent = new Queries().fetchContext(this.context.getParent().getHeader().getUUID(), this.getContextClient());
-			if (Objects.isNull(parent)) {
+			try {
+				Context parent = new Queries().fetchContext(this.context.getParent().getHeader().getUUID(), this.getContextClient());
+				if (Objects.isNull(parent)) {
+					throw new LocalCodeException(RMCreateContextCode.CONTEXT_PARENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST);
+				}
+			} catch (Exception e) {
 				throw new LocalCodeException(RMCreateContextCode.CONTEXT_PARENT_DOES_NOT_EXIST);
 			}
 		}