diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
index 92b063c..9419c17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class DefaultWorkspaceManager implements WorkspaceManagerClient {
 			public Void call(GXWebTargetAdapterRequest manager) throws Exception {
 				GXWebTargetAdapterRequest myManager = manager.path("trash").path("empty");
 				
-				GXInboundResponse response = myManager.delete();
+				GXInboundResponse response = myManager.setAcceptedResponseType(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN_TYPE).delete();
 				if (response.hasGXError()) 
 					throw response.getException();
 				
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
index 659cac9..b6112a7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/Items.java
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ public class Items {
 
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void emptyTrash() throws Exception {
+		StorageHubClient shc = new StorageHubClient();
+
+		shc.emptyTrash();
+
+	}
+
+	
 	
 	@Test
 	public void uploadArchive() throws Exception {