diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/GeonetworkRequestDecoder.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/GeonetworkRequestDecoder.java
index c313ebc..f46a56d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/GeonetworkRequestDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datatransfer/resolver/GeonetworkRequestDecoder.java
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * This class parses a request from servletpath and queryString
  *
  * The request must be: SCOPE#PARMETERS
- * SCOPE must be: separated by _
+ * SCOPE must be: separated by {@link GeonetworkRequestDecoder#SCOPE_SEPARATOR}
  * PARAMETERS can be:
  * {@link GeonetworkResolver#PARAMETER_FILTER_PUBLIC_IDS}
  * {@link GeonetworkResolver#PARAMETER_NO_AUTHENTICATION}
  */
 public class GeonetworkRequestDecoder {
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public static final String SCOPE_SEPARATOR = "|";
+
 	public static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeonetworkRequestDecoder.class);
 
 	private String newURI;
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ public class GeonetworkRequestDecoder {
 		}else
 			scope = request;
 
-		return new GeonetworkRequestCriteria("/"+scope.replaceAll("_", "/"), filterPublicIds, authOnGN);
+		return new GeonetworkRequestCriteria("/"+scope.replaceAll("\\"+SCOPE_SEPARATOR, "/"), filterPublicIds, authOnGN);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/GeonetworkQueryTest.java b/src/test/java/GeonetworkQueryTest.java
index 2a66a09..7b44dab 100644
--- a/src/test/java/GeonetworkQueryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/GeonetworkQueryTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class GeonetworkQueryTest {
 
 	private String[] scopes = {"/gcube/devsec"};
 
-	private String[] scopesProd = {"/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu"};
+	private String[] scopesProd = {"/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gCubeApps"};
 
 	private LoginLevel loginLevel = LoginLevel.CKAN;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class GeonetworkQueryTest {
 
 	//			req.addParam("keyword", "Thredds");
 				final GNSearchRequest req=new GNSearchRequest();
-				req.addParam(GNSearchRequest.Param.any,"Thredds");
+//				req.addParam(GNSearchRequest.Param.any,"");
 				GNSearchResponse resp = reader.query(req);
 				int publicCount= resp.getCount();
 				int totalCount=resp.getCount();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class GeonetworkQueryTest {
 				GeoNetworkReader reader=GeoNetwork.get();
 				final GNSearchRequest req=new GNSearchRequest();
 	//			req.addParam("keyword", "Thredds");
-				req.addParam(GNSearchRequest.Param.any,"Thredds");
+				req.addParam(GNSearchRequest.Param.any,"Oscar");
 				int publicCount=reader.query(req).getCount();
 				reader.login(loginLevel);
 				int totalCount=reader.query(req).getCount();
diff --git a/src/test/java/GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest.java b/src/test/java/GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest.java
index 955e9bb..1e2c9e9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest {
 
 	//@Test
 	public void test1() throws ServletException{
-		String request = "/geonetwork/gcube_devsec_devVRE#filterpublicids";
+		String request = "/geonetwork/gcube|devsec|devVRE#filterpublicids";
 		System.out.println("Testing request: "+request);
 		GeonetworkRequestDecoder gd = new GeonetworkRequestDecoder(request,"");
 		System.out.println(gd);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest {
 
 	//@Test
 	public void test2() throws ServletException{
-		String request = "/geonetwork/gcube_devsec_devVRE#noauthentication";
+		String request = "/geonetwork/gcube|devsec|devVRE#noauthentication";
 		System.out.println("Testing request: "+request);
 		GeonetworkRequestDecoder gd = new GeonetworkRequestDecoder(request,"");
 		System.out.println(gd);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GeonetworkRequestDecoderTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void test3() throws ServletException{
-		String request = "/gcube_devsec";
+		String request = "/geonetwork/gcube|devsec#filterpublicids";
 		System.out.println("Testing request: "+request);
 		GeonetworkRequestDecoder gd = new GeonetworkRequestDecoder(request,"");
 		System.out.println(gd);