diff --git a/src/validationCheckFactory.js b/src/validationCheckFactory.js
index b2dd408b06b042ec28298b692290250301d95342..cc4a0e43021e40e5bcff8803a47546d4b33ebcf1 100644
--- a/src/validationCheckFactory.js
+++ b/src/validationCheckFactory.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-const { check, query } = require("express-validator");
+const { query } = require("express-validator");
 const { toLower, toUpper, boundingboxIsValid } = require("../src/customSanitizers");
 const assets = require("../src/assets");
 
 const commonChecks = () => {
   return [
-    check("service")
+    query("service")
       .exists().withMessage("MissingParameterValue")
       .customSanitizer(toLower)
       .equals("3dps").withMessage("InvalidParameterValue"),
-    check("acceptversions")
+    query("acceptversions")
       .exists().withMessage("MissingParameterValue")
       .equals("1.0").withMessage("InvalidParameterValue")
   ];