diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/wfs/WfsBackedGmlInstanceCollection.java b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/wfs/WfsBackedGmlInstanceCollection.java
index 90a00d58af..a641279f92 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/wfs/WfsBackedGmlInstanceCollection.java
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.gml/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/gml/reader/internal/wfs/WfsBackedGmlInstanceCollection.java
@@ -228,7 +228,15 @@ public WfsBackedGmlInstanceCollection(LocatableInputSupplier<? extends InputStre
 		// Use primordial URI and issue "hits" request to check if the WFS will
 		// return anything at all
 		int hits;
-		if (ignoreNumberMatched) {
+		boolean isUsedresolvedepth = false;
+		for (NameValuePair nameValuePair : params) {
+			if ("resolvedepth".equalsIgnoreCase(nameValuePair.getName())) {
+				isUsedresolvedepth = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (ignoreNumberMatched || isUsedresolvedepth) {
 			hits = UNKNOWN_SIZE;
 		}
 		else {
@@ -635,4 +643,4 @@ public void skip() {
 
 	}
 
-}
+}
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