diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0d5c93..448d068 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,24 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.netflix.astyanax</groupId>
-			<artifactId>astyanax</artifactId>
+			<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>