diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/DataStoreService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/DataStoreService.java
index d4b898ef44cabbdee0d1b5bf7498d1b80051eab5..2129a1278d9c6cff10b3053a60c6008accd2f1f9 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/DataStoreService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/DataStoreService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.base.exceptions.IOExceptionUnchecked;
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.tasks.IProcessingPlug
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.tasks.IReportingPluginTask;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.tasks.PluginTaskProvider;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.tasks.PluginTaskProviders;
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.client.web.client.application.util.StringUtils;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.IDataStoreService;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.ExternalData;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto.TableModel;