diff --git a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/AfsRegistrator.java b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/AfsRegistrator.java
index b0d3ff806f478ff26aeb72da3f31d638c3846e44..5652112e62f95e360d08efe4e46f07c07042009b 100644
--- a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/AfsRegistrator.java
+++ b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/AfsRegistrator.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogCategory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogFactory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.dataaccess.IDAOFactory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.dataaccess.IDataStoreDAO;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.server.dataaccess.db.DataStoreDAO;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.DataStorePE;
 
 @Component
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ public class AfsRegistrator implements IAfsRegistrator, ApplicationListener<Appl
 
     private final Logger operationLog = LogFactory.getLogger(LogCategory.OPERATION, AfsRegistrator.class);
 
-    private static final String AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE = "AFS";
-
     @Autowired
     private IDAOFactory daoFactory;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public class AfsRegistrator implements IAfsRegistrator, ApplicationListener<Appl
 
         IDataStoreDAO dataStoreDAO = daoFactory.getDataStoreDAO();
 
-        DataStorePE existingDataStore = dataStoreDAO.tryToFindDataStoreByCode(AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE);
+        DataStorePE existingDataStore = dataStoreDAO.tryToFindDataStoreByCode(DataStoreDAO.AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE);
 
         if (existingDataStore != null)
         {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ public class AfsRegistrator implements IAfsRegistrator, ApplicationListener<Appl
         }
 
         DataStorePE dataStore = new DataStorePE();
-        dataStore.setCode(AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE);
+        dataStore.setCode(DataStoreDAO.AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE);
         dataStore.setDownloadUrl("");
         dataStore.setRemoteUrl("");
         dataStore.setDatabaseInstanceUUID("");
diff --git a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DataStoreDAO.java b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DataStoreDAO.java
index be8e80be68007c1fd7187d73cc69703953aca806..9cd4aba69809a60e0eeda274dd021e254f6140dd 100644
--- a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DataStoreDAO.java
+++ b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/DataStoreDAO.java
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.DataStorePE;
 
 /**
  * Hibernate-based implementation of {@link IDataStoreDAO}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
  */
 public class DataStoreDAO extends AbstractDAO implements IDataStoreDAO
 {
+    public static final String AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE = "AFS";
+
     private final static Class<DataStorePE> ENTITY_CLASS = DataStorePE.class;
 
     private static final Logger operationLog =
@@ -73,37 +75,39 @@ public class DataStoreDAO extends AbstractDAO implements IDataStoreDAO
         assert dataStoreCode != null : "Unspecified data store code.";
 
         return getHibernateTemplate().executeWithNativeSession(new HibernateCallback<DataStorePE>()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public DataStorePE doInHibernate(Session session) throws HibernateException
             {
-                @Override
-                public DataStorePE doInHibernate(Session session) throws HibernateException
-                {
-                    final Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(DataStorePE.class);
-                    criteria.add(Restrictions.eq("code", CodeConverter.tryToDatabase(dataStoreCode)));
-                    return (DataStorePE) criteria.uniqueResult();
-                }
-            });
+                final Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(DataStorePE.class);
+                criteria.add(Restrictions.eq("code", CodeConverter.tryToDatabase(dataStoreCode)));
+                return (DataStorePE) criteria.uniqueResult();
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
     public List<DataStorePE> listDataStores()
     {
         return getHibernateTemplate().executeWithNativeSession(new HibernateCallback<List<DataStorePE>>()
+        {
+
+            @Override
+            public List<DataStorePE> doInHibernate(Session session) throws HibernateException
             {
+                final Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(ENTITY_CLASS);
+                criteria.add(Restrictions.ne("code", AFS_DATA_STORE_CODE));
+                criteria.setFetchMode("servicesInternal", FetchMode.JOIN);
+                criteria.setResultTransformer(CriteriaSpecification.DISTINCT_ROOT_ENTITY);
+                final List<DataStorePE> list = cast(criteria.list());
 
-                @Override
-                public List<DataStorePE> doInHibernate(Session session) throws HibernateException
+                if (operationLog.isDebugEnabled())
                 {
-                    final Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(ENTITY_CLASS);
-                    criteria.setFetchMode("servicesInternal", FetchMode.JOIN);
-                    criteria.setResultTransformer(CriteriaSpecification.DISTINCT_ROOT_ENTITY);
-                    final List<DataStorePE> list = cast(criteria.list());
-                    if (operationLog.isDebugEnabled())
-                    {
-                        operationLog.debug(String.format("%d data stores have been found.", list.size()));
-                    }
-                    return list;
+                    operationLog.debug(String.format("%d data stores have been found.", list.size()));
                 }
-            });
+                return list;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
 }