diff --git a/mdps_ds_lib/stage_in_out/download_granules_abstract.py b/mdps_ds_lib/stage_in_out/download_granules_abstract.py
index 749ef87..4b1f846 100644
--- a/mdps_ds_lib/stage_in_out/download_granules_abstract.py
+++ b/mdps_ds_lib/stage_in_out/download_granules_abstract.py
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ def download(self, **kwargs) -> str:
         catalog = Catalog(
             id='NA',
             description='NA')
-        catalog.set_self_href(os.path.join(self._download_dir, 'catalog.json'))
-        # catalog.add_link(Link('item', failed_features_file, 'application/json'))
-
+        catalog.add_link(Link('root', f'catalog.json', 'application/json'))
         if len(self._granules_json.items) < 1:
             LOGGER.warning(f'cannot find any granules')
             granules_json_dict = self._granules_json.to_dict(False)
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_docker_stage_in.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_docker_stage_in.py
index ff00423..9f177a4 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_docker_stage_in.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_docker_stage_in.py
@@ -1920,6 +1920,7 @@ def test_02_download__from_http_with_role(self):
             catalog_result = FileUtils.read_json(f'{downloading_dir}/catalog.json')
             print(catalog_result)
             catalog_result = Catalog.from_dict(catalog_result)
+            self.assertEqual(catalog_result.links[0].href, 'catalog.json', f'wrong root: {catalog_result.links[0]}')
             for each in catalog_result.links[1:]:
                 print(FileUtils.read_json(f'{downloading_dir}/{each.href}'))
             for each_granule in zip(granule_json['features'], download_result):