diff --git a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/FileServiceClient.java b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/FileServiceClient.java
index a976e921463f9705737e3daf966af811b50418a5..89d6912f26df618b4b97dcb1049d0fd0adcc6804 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/FileServiceClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/inaf/oats/vospace/FileServiceClient.java
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public class FileServiceClient {
                             .stream().map(n -> NodeUtils.getVosPath(n))
                             .collect(Collectors.toList()));
                 }
+            } else {
+                expandedVosPaths.add(vosPath);
             }
 
         }