diff --git a/src/datasets/infra/repositories/DatasetsRepository.ts b/src/datasets/infra/repositories/DatasetsRepository.ts
index e2973c7e..55791700 100644
--- a/src/datasets/infra/repositories/DatasetsRepository.ts
+++ b/src/datasets/infra/repositories/DatasetsRepository.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class DatasetsRepository extends ApiRepository implements IDatasetsReposi
       true,
       {
         includeDeaccessioned: includeDeaccessioned,
+        includeFiles: false
       },
     )
       .then((response) => transformVersionResponseToDataset(response))
diff --git a/test/unit/datasets/DatasetsRepository.test.ts b/test/unit/datasets/DatasetsRepository.test.ts
index 204e681b..34844403 100644
--- a/test/unit/datasets/DatasetsRepository.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/datasets/DatasetsRepository.test.ts
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ describe('DatasetsRepository', () => {
   describe('getDataset', () => {
     const testIncludeDeaccessioned = false;
     const expectedRequestConfigApiKey = {
-      params: { includeDeaccessioned: testIncludeDeaccessioned },
+      params: { includeDeaccessioned: testIncludeDeaccessioned, includeFiles: false },
       headers: TestConstants.TEST_EXPECTED_AUTHENTICATED_REQUEST_CONFIG_API_KEY.headers,
     };
     const expectedRequestConfigSessionCookie = {
-      params: { includeDeaccessioned: testIncludeDeaccessioned },
+      params: { includeDeaccessioned: testIncludeDeaccessioned, includeFiles: false },
       withCredentials: TestConstants.TEST_EXPECTED_AUTHENTICATED_REQUEST_CONFIG_SESSION_COOKIE.withCredentials,
       headers: TestConstants.TEST_EXPECTED_AUTHENTICATED_REQUEST_CONFIG_SESSION_COOKIE.headers,
     };