diff --git a/cellbase-lib/src/main/java/org/opencb/cellbase/lib/impl/core/OntologyMongoDBAdaptor.java b/cellbase-lib/src/main/java/org/opencb/cellbase/lib/impl/core/OntologyMongoDBAdaptor.java
index 7632a0565..cacf8457d 100644
--- a/cellbase-lib/src/main/java/org/opencb/cellbase/lib/impl/core/OntologyMongoDBAdaptor.java
+++ b/cellbase-lib/src/main/java/org/opencb/cellbase/lib/impl/core/OntologyMongoDBAdaptor.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.bson.Document;
 import org.bson.conversions.Bson;
 import org.opencb.biodata.models.core.OntologyTerm;
+import org.opencb.cellbase.core.ParamConstants;
 import org.opencb.cellbase.core.api.OntologyQuery;
 import org.opencb.cellbase.core.api.query.ProjectionQueryOptions;
 import org.opencb.cellbase.core.exception.CellBaseException;
@@ -114,9 +115,15 @@ public Bson parseQuery(OntologyQuery query) {
         try {
             for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : query.toObjectMap().entrySet()) {
                 String dotNotationName = entry.getKey();
-                if (!"dataRelease".equals(dotNotationName)) {
-                    Object value = entry.getValue();
-                    createAndOrQuery(value, dotNotationName, QueryParam.Type.STRING, andBsonList);
+                switch (dotNotationName) {
+                    case ParamConstants.DATA_RELEASE_PARAM:
+                    case ParamConstants.API_KEY_PARAM:
+                        // Nothing to do
+                        break;
+                    default: {
+                        Object value = entry.getValue();
+                        createAndOrQuery(value, dotNotationName, QueryParam.Type.STRING, andBsonList);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {