diff --git a/translation-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/definitions/model/TranslationRequest.java b/translation-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/definitions/model/TranslationRequest.java
index f9367062..06d9f8b9 100644
--- a/translation-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/definitions/model/TranslationRequest.java
+++ b/translation-definitions/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/definitions/model/TranslationRequest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.model;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonGetter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSetter;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ public TranslationRequest() {
     super();
   }
 
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.SOURCE_LANG)
   public String getSource() {
     return source;
   }
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ public void setSource(String source) {
     this.source = source;
   }
 
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.TARGET_LANG)
   public String getTarget() {
     return target;
   }
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ public void setTarget(String target) {
     this.target = target;
   }
 
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.SERVICE)
   public String getService() {
     return service;
   }
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ public void setService(String service) {
     this.service = service;
   }
 
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.FALLBACK)
   public String getFallback() {
     return fallback;
   }
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ public void setFallback(String fallback) {
     this.fallback = fallback;
   }
 
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.TEXT)
   public List<String> getText() {
     return text;
   }
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ public boolean useCaching() {
     return caching;
   }
   
+  @JsonGetter(TranslationAppConstants.CACHING)
   public Boolean getCaching() {
     return caching;
   }
diff --git a/translation-web/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/web/TranslationController.java b/translation-web/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/web/TranslationController.java
index 3ab233b6..0cb93fca 100644
--- a/translation-web/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/web/TranslationController.java
+++ b/translation-web/src/main/java/eu/europeana/api/translation/web/TranslationController.java
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 import eu.europeana.api.commons.web.http.HttpHeaders;
 import eu.europeana.api.commons.web.model.vocabulary.Operations;
 import eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.language.LanguagePair;
-import eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.vocabulary.TranslationAppConstants;
 import eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.model.TranslationRequest;
 import eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.model.TranslationResponse;
+import eu.europeana.api.translation.definitions.vocabulary.TranslationAppConstants;
 import eu.europeana.api.translation.web.exception.ParamValidationException;
 import eu.europeana.api.translation.web.service.TranslationWebService;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public ResponseEntity<String> translate(@RequestBody TranslationRequest translRe
     verifyWriteAccess(Operations.CREATE, request);
 
     validateRequest(translRequest);
+    
+    if(logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+      logger.trace("Translation request: " + jsonLdSerializer.serializeObject(translRequest));
+    }
         
     TranslationResponse result = translationService.translate(translRequest);