diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/data_server_dispatcher.py b/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/data_server_dispatcher.py
index 3729ae699..2cdab0144 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/data_server_dispatcher.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/data_server_dispatcher.py
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ def __init__(self, name, parameters_list=None):
         super().__init__(name, return_progress=True, parameters_list=parameters_list)
 
     def get_dummy_progress_run(self, instrument, config=None,**kwargs):
-        return []
+        p_value = instrument.get_par_by_name('p').value
+        return [p_value]
 
 class EmptyProductQuery(ProductQuery):
 
diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/empty_async_return_progress_instrument.py b/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/empty_async_return_progress_instrument.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4855cb722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/plugins/dummy_plugin/empty_async_return_progress_instrument.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__author__ = "Gabriele Barni"
+
+from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.instrument import Instrument
+from cdci_data_analysis.analysis.queries import SourceQuery, InstrumentQuery, Float, Name
+
+from .data_server_dispatcher import DataServerQuery, DataServerNumericQuery, ReturnProgressProductQuery
+
+
+def my_instr_factory():
+    src_query = SourceQuery('src_query')
+
+    # empty query
+    instr_query = InstrumentQuery(name='empty_async_return_progress_instrument_query',
+                                  input_prod_list_name='scw_list',
+                                  catalog=None,
+                                  catalog_name='user_catalog')
+
+    p = Float(value=10., name='p', units='W')
+    return_progress_query = ReturnProgressProductQuery('empty_parameters_dummy_query_return_progress',
+                                                       parameters_list=[p])
+
+    query_dictionary = {'dummy': 'empty_parameters_dummy_query_return_progress'}
+
+    return Instrument('empty-async-return-progress',
+                      src_query=src_query,
+                      instrumet_query=instr_query,
+                      product_queries_list=[return_progress_query],
+                      query_dictionary=query_dictionary,
+                      data_server_query_class=DataServerQuery)