diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04cad8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+disabled=06target
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 484105c..1152a60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,27 @@
 			<version>1.0.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
+			<artifactId>astyanax-core</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
+			<artifactId>astyanax-thrift</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
+			<artifactId>astyanax-cassandra</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
@@ -86,10 +107,6 @@
 			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
-			<artifactId>astyanax</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>