diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/ContextTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/ContextTest.java
index 763957d..ba6b5f9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/ContextTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/queries/templates/ContextTest.java
@@ -69,17 +69,7 @@ public class ContextTest {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 		
-		
-		Properties registryProperties = new Properties();
-		input = ContextTest.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(REGISTRY_PROPERTIES_FILENAME);
-		try {
-			// load the properties file
-			registryProperties.load(input);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
-		}
-		
-		RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL = registryProperties.getProperty(RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL_PROPERTY);
+		RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL = properties.getProperty(RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL_PROPERTY);
 
 	}