diff --git a/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_model_import.py b/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_model_import.py
index ee2eea91a06d22e5edc533a8cea0d4de9f5dd3c8..04c70daaf72b6c7151b012ff4cf4cd3979e53c81 100644
--- a/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_model_import.py
+++ b/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_model_import.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class EcdcImport(db.Model):
         # TODO: #109 SQLalchemy instead of SQL in: EcdcImport.get_date_rep
         # sql = "select distinct date_rep, year_week from edcd_import order by year_week desc"
         #return db.session.execute(sql).fetchall()
-        return db.session.query(cls.date_rep)\
+        return db.session.query(cls.date_rep) \
+            .group_by(cls.date_rep) \
             .order_by(cls.date_rep.desc())\
             .distinct().all()
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class EcdcImport(db.Model):
         # sql = "select distinct continent_exp from edcd_import order by continent_exp asc"
         #return db.session.execute(sql).fetchall()
         return db.session.query(cls.continent_exp) \
+            .group_by(cls.continent_exp) \
             .order_by(cls.continent_exp.asc()) \
             .distinct().all()
 
diff --git a/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_service_update.py b/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_service_update.py
index 96b239f4a12284f96219df5446a81fb87a2efeb5..6a6a604f56669e7c2cc69ef152637b5cbd1a1b74 100644
--- a/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_service_update.py
+++ b/src/covid19/blueprints/ecdc/ecdc_service_update.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EcdcServiceUpdate:
         for result_item in result_date_rep:
             k += 1
             #my_date_rep = result_item['date_rep']
-            my_date_rep = result_item
+            my_date_rep = result_item[0]
             o = EcdcDateReported.create_new_object_factory(
                 my_date_rep=my_date_rep
             )
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class EcdcServiceUpdate:
         app.logger.info("------------------------------------------------------------")
         result_continent = EcdcImport.get_continent()
         for result_item in result_continent:
-            my_continent_exp = result_item['continent_exp']
+            #my_continent_exp = result_item['continent_exp']
+            my_continent_exp = result_item[0]
             o = EcdcContinent(
                 region=my_continent_exp
             )