diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/SparkGraphImporterJob.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/SparkGraphImporterJob.java
index debe4436ad..1a380db668 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/SparkGraphImporterJob.java
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/SparkGraphImporterJob.java
@@ -21,25 +21,30 @@ public class SparkGraphImporterJob {
                 .builder()
                 .appName(SparkGraphImporterJob.class.getSimpleName())
                 .master(parser.get("master"))
-                .config("hive.metastore.uris", parser.get("hive.metastore.uris"))
+                .config("hive.metastore.uris", parser.get("hive_metastore_uris"))
                 .enableHiveSupport()
                 .getOrCreate();
 
         final JavaSparkContext sc = new JavaSparkContext(spark.sparkContext());
         final String inputPath = parser.get("sourcePath");
+        final String hiveDbName = parser.get("hive_db_name");
+
+        spark.sql(String.format("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS %s", hiveDbName));
 
         // Read the input file and convert it into RDD of serializable object
         GraphMappingUtils.types.forEach((name, clazz) -> {
             final JavaRDD<Tuple2<String, String>> inputRDD = sc.sequenceFile(inputPath + "/" + name, Text.class, Text.class)
                     .map(item -> new Tuple2<>(item._1.toString(), item._2.toString()));
+
             spark.createDataset(inputRDD
                     .filter(s -> s._1().equals(clazz.getName()))
                     .map(Tuple2::_2)
                     .map(s -> new ObjectMapper().readValue(s, clazz))
                     .rdd(), Encoders.bean(clazz))
+                    .limit(1000)
                     .write()
                     .mode(SaveMode.Overwrite)
-                    .saveAsTable("openaire." + name);
+                    .saveAsTable(hiveDbName + "." + name);
         });
 
     }
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/input_graph_parameters.json b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/input_graph_parameters.json
index 7f76c064fc..86fca71f34 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/input_graph_parameters.json
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/input_graph_parameters.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   {"paramName":"mt",  "paramLongName":"master",             "paramDescription": "should be local or yarn",                                  "paramRequired": true},
   {"paramName":"s",   "paramLongName":"sourcePath",         "paramDescription": "the path of the sequencial file to read",                  "paramRequired": true},
-  {"paramName":"h",   "paramLongName":"hive.metastore.uris","paramDescription": "the hive metastore uris",                                  "paramRequired": true}
+  {"paramName":"h",   "paramLongName":"hive_metastore_uris","paramDescription": "the hive metastore uris",                                  "paramRequired": true},
+  {"paramName":"db",  "paramLongName":"hive_db_name",       "paramDescription": "the target hive database name",                            "paramRequired": true}
 ]
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diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/config-default.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/config-default.xml
index a5201a743a..fcab9dd00a 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/config-default.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/config-default.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
         <value>spark2</value>
     </property>
     <property>
-        <name>hive.metastore.uris</name>
+        <name>hive_metastore_uris</name>
         <value>thrift://iis-cdh5-test-m3.ocean.icm.edu.pl:9083</value>
     </property>
+    <property>
+        <name>hive_db_name</name>
+        <value>openaire</value>
+    </property>
 </configuration>
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diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index ed23690874..24090a2458 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/graph/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
             <name>sourcePath</name>
             <description>the source path</description>
         </property>
+        <property>
+            <name>hive_db_name</name>
+            <description>the target hive database name</description>
+        </property>
         <property>
             <name>sparkDriverMemory</name>
             <description>memory for driver process</description>
@@ -36,7 +40,8 @@
             <spark-opts>--executor-memory ${sparkExecutorMemory} --executor-cores ${sparkExecutorCores} --driver-memory=${sparkDriverMemory} --conf spark.extraListeners="com.cloudera.spark.lineage.NavigatorAppListener" --conf spark.sql.queryExecutionListeners="com.cloudera.spark.lineage.NavigatorQueryListener" --conf spark.sql.warehouse.dir="/user/hive/warehouse"</spark-opts>
             <arg>-mt</arg> <arg>yarn-cluster</arg>
             <arg>--sourcePath</arg><arg>${sourcePath}</arg>
-            <arg>--hive.metastore.uris</arg><arg>${hive.metastore.uris}</arg>
+            <arg>--hive_db_name</arg><arg>${hive_db_name}</arg>
+            <arg>--hive_metastore_uris</arg><arg>${hive_metastore_uris}</arg>
         </spark>
         <ok to="End"/>
         <error to="Kill"/>