diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/UpdateOpenorgsJob.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/UpdateOpenorgsJob.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f23c54e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/UpdateOpenorgsJob.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.dhp.oa.dedup;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import eu.dnetlib.dhp.application.ArgumentApplicationParser;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public class UpdateOpenorgsJob {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UpdateOpenorgsJob.class);
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+	    ArgumentApplicationParser parser = new ArgumentApplicationParser(
+                    IOUtils.toString(SparkCreateSimRels.class.getResourceAsStream("/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/updateOpenorgsJob_parameters.json")));
+            parser.parseArgument(args);
+
+		final String apiUrl = parser.get("apiUrl");
+		final int delay = Integer.parseInt(parser.get("delay"));
+
+		log.info("apiUrl: '{}'", apiUrl);
+		log.info("delay: '{}'", delay);
+
+		APIResponse res = httpCall(apiUrl);
+		while(res!=null && res.getStatus().equals(ImportStatus.RUNNING)){
+			TimeUnit.MINUTES.sleep(delay);
+			res = httpCall(apiUrl + "/status");
+		}
+
+		if (res==null) {
+			log.error("Openorgs Update FAILED: No response");
+			throw new RuntimeException("Openorgs Update FAILED: No response");
+		}
+
+		if (res.getStatus()==null || !res.getStatus().equals(ImportStatus.SUCCESS)) {
+			log.error("Openorgs Update FAILED: '{}' - '{}'", res.getStatus(), res.getMessage());
+			throw new RuntimeException(res.getMessage());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private static APIResponse httpCall(final String url) throws Exception {
+		final HttpGet req = new HttpGet(url);
+
+		try (final CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault()) {
+			try (final CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(req)) {
+				final String s = IOUtils.toString(response.getEntity().getContent());
+				return (new ObjectMapper()).readValue(s, APIResponse.class);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+class APIResponse {
+	private String id;
+	private Long dateStart;
+	private Long dateEnd;
+	private ImportStatus status;
+	private String message;
+
+	public String getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public void setId(String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	public Long getDateStart() {
+		return dateStart;
+	}
+
+	public void setDateStart(Long dateStart) {
+		this.dateStart = dateStart;
+	}
+
+	public Long getDateEnd() {
+		return dateEnd;
+	}
+
+	public void setDateEnd(Long dateEnd) {
+		this.dateEnd = dateEnd;
+	}
+
+	public ImportStatus getStatus() {
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	public void setStatus(ImportStatus status) {
+		this.status = status;
+	}
+
+	public String getMessage() {
+		return message;
+	}
+
+	public void setMessage(String message) {
+		this.message = message;
+	}
+}
+
+enum ImportStatus {
+	SUCCESS,
+	FAILED,
+	RUNNING,
+	NOT_LAUNCHED,
+	NOT_YET_STARTED
+}
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/openorgs/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/openorgs/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index 30442406c..c7c6c9257 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/openorgs/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/openorgs/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
             <name>dbPwd</name>
             <description>password to access the OpenOrgs database</description>
         </property>
+        <property>
+            <name>dbConnections</name>
+            <value>10</value>
+            <description>number of connections to the postgres db</description>
+        </property>
         <property>
             <name>workingPath</name>
             <description>path for the working directory</description>
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@
             <arg>--dbTable</arg><arg>${dbTable}</arg>
             <arg>--dbUser</arg><arg>${dbUser}</arg>
             <arg>--dbPwd</arg><arg>${dbPwd}</arg>
-            <arg>--numConnections</arg><arg>20</arg>
+            <arg>--numConnections</arg><arg>${dbConnections}</arg>
         </spark>
         <ok to="PrepareNewOrgs"/>
         <error to="Kill"/>
@@ -254,19 +259,18 @@
             <arg>--dbTable</arg><arg>${dbTable}</arg>
             <arg>--dbUser</arg><arg>${dbUser}</arg>
             <arg>--dbPwd</arg><arg>${dbPwd}</arg>
-            <arg>--numConnections</arg><arg>20</arg>
+            <arg>--numConnections</arg><arg>${dbConnections}</arg>
         </spark>
         <ok to="update_openorgs"/>
         <error to="Kill"/>
     </action>
 
     <action name="update_openorgs">
-        <shell xmlns="uri:oozie:shell-action:0.1">
-            <job-tracker>${jobTracker}</job-tracker>
-            <name-node>${nameNode}</name-node>
-            <exec>/usr/bin/curl</exec>
-            <argument>${apiUrl}</argument>
-        </shell>
+        <java>
+            <main-class>eu.dnetlib.dhp.oa.dedup.UpdateOpenorgsJob</main-class>
+            <arg>--apiUrl</arg><arg>${apiUrl}</arg>
+            <arg>--delay</arg><arg>5</arg>
+        </java>
         <ok to="End"/>
         <error to="Kill"/>
     </action>
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/updateOpenorgsJob_parameters.json b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/updateOpenorgsJob_parameters.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ca4a3dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-dedup-openaire/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/dedup/updateOpenorgsJob_parameters.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[
+  {
+    "paramName": "api",
+    "paramLongName": "apiUrl",
+    "paramDescription": "the url of the API",
+    "paramRequired": true
+  },
+  {
+    "paramName": "d",
+    "paramLongName": "delay",
+    "paramDescription": "delay for the HTTP call in minutes",
+    "paramRequired": true
+  }
+]
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