diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/controller/VOTableController.java b/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/controller/VOTableController.java
index 3f59601..2a0bc2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/controller/VOTableController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/controller/VOTableController.java
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public class VOTableController implements VOTableViewListener {
 		SortedMap<String, String> parameters = new TreeMap<>();
 		parameters.put("REQUEST", Consts.QUERY_REQUEST);
 		parameters.put("LANG", Consts.QUERY_LANG);
-		parameters.put("FORMAT", query);
-
+		parameters.put("FORMAT", Consts.QUERY_FORMAT);
+		parameters.put("QUERY", query);
 		Network.sendQuery(url, parameters, voTablePath);
 		return voTablePath;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/utils/Consts.java b/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/utils/Consts.java
index 721ef91..2bf2c1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/utils/Consts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/omp/irap/vespa/epntapclient/votable/utils/Consts.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public class Consts {
 
 	public static final String QUERY_REQUEST = "doQuery";
 
+	public static final String QUERY_FORMAT = "votable";
+
 
 	/** Constructor to hide the implicit public one. */
 	private Consts() {
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