diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/monitor.sh b/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/monitor.sh
index c5700c8fc..b638311e3 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/monitor.sh
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/monitor.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ cat step21-createMonitorDB.sql | sed s/SOURCE/$1/g | sed s/TARGET/$2/g1 | impala
 echo "Impala shell finished"
 
 echo "Updating shadow monitor database"
-impala-shell -d $SHADOW -q "show tables" --delimited | sed 's/^/drop view if exists $SHADOW./' | sed 's/$/;/' | impala-shell -f -
-impala-shell -d $TARGET -q "show tables" --delimited | sed 's/\(.*\)/create view $SHADOW.\1 as select * from $TARGET.\1;/' | impala-shell -f -
+impala-shell -q "create database if not exists ${SHADOW}"
+impala-shell -d $SHADOW -q "show tables" --delimited | sed "s/^/drop view if exists ${SHADOW}./" | sed "s/$/;/" | impala-shell -f -
+impala-shell -d $TARGET -q "show tables" --delimited | sed "s/\(.*\)/create view ${SHADOW}.\1 as select * from ${TARGET}.\1;/" | impala-shell -f -
 echo "Shadow db ready!"
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/workflow.xml b/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/workflow.xml
index c418ffd6c..c3cf15d8a 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/workflow.xml
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-stats-update/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/stats/oozie_app/workflow.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         </configuration>
     </global>
 
-    <start to="step21-createMonitorDB"/>
+    <start to="Step1"/>
 
     <kill name="Kill">
         <message>Action failed, error message[${wf:errorMessage(wf:lastErrorNode())}]</message>
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@
             <job-tracker>${jobTracker}</job-tracker>
             <name-node>${nameNode}</name-node>
             <exec>monitor.sh</exec>
-            <argument>${stats-db-name}</argument>
-            <argument>${monitor-db-name}</argument>
+            <argument>${stats_db_name}</argument>
+            <argument>${monitor_db_name}</argument>
             <argument>${monitor_db_shadow_name}</argument>
             <argument>${wf:appPath()}/scripts/step21-createMonitorDB.sql</argument>
             <file>monitor.sh</file>