diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/services/CatalogueResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/services/CatalogueResolver.java
index b6d666d..7bb4435 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/services/CatalogueResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/services/CatalogueResolver.java
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ public class CatalogueResolver {
 			if(scopeBean.is(Type.VO)) {
 				logger.info("It is a {} scope", Type.VO);
 				logger.warn("The Catalogue can't work at {} level, I'm overriding the scope to {} level", Type.VO, Type.INFRASTRUCTURE);
-				fullScope = fullScope.substring(1, fullScope.indexOf("/")); //skypping the first slash
+				String[] splitScope = fullScope.split("/");
+				fullScope = splitScope[1]; //THIS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE SCOPE
 				logger.info("Overriden the input scope {} with {} as type: {}", fullScope, Type.INFRASTRUCTURE, fullScope);
 			}