diff --git a/apps/api/api.py b/apps/api/api.py
index 3f7b8edf..ce7dd9f0 100644
--- a/apps/api/api.py
+++ b/apps/api/api.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     COLUMNS_HG,
     COLUMNS_HG1G2,
     COLUMNS_SHG1G2,
+    COLUMNS_SSHG1G2,
 )
 from fink_utils.xmatch.simbad import get_simbad_labels
 from flask import Blueprint, Response, jsonify, request
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ def layout():
     {
         "name": "flavor",
         "required": False,
-        "description": "Data model among SHG1G2 (default), HG1G2, HG.",
+        "description": "Data model among SSHG1G2, SHG1G2 (default), HG1G2, HG.",
     },
     {
         "name": "version",
@@ -1529,12 +1530,14 @@ def ssoft_table(payload=None):
     if "schema" in payload:
         if "flavor" in payload:
             flavor = payload["flavor"]
-            if flavor not in ["SHG1G2", "HG1G2", "HG"]:
+            if flavor not in ["SSHG1G2", "SHG1G2", "HG1G2", "HG"]:
                 rep = {
                     "status": "error",
-                    "text": "flavor needs to be in ['SHG1G2', 'HG1G2', 'HG']\n",
+                    "text": "flavor needs to be in ['SSHG1G2', 'SHG1G2', 'HG1G2', 'HG']\n",
                 }
                 return Response(str(rep), 400)
+            elif flavor == "SSHG1G2":
+                ssoft_columns = {**COLUMNS, **COLUMNS_SSHG1G2}
             elif flavor == "SHG1G2":
                 ssoft_columns = {**COLUMNS, **COLUMNS_SHG1G2}
             elif flavor == "HG1G2":
diff --git a/apps/api/utils.py b/apps/api/utils.py
index 87a34384..81bcdbd4 100644
--- a/apps/api/utils.py
+++ b/apps/api/utils.py
@@ -1689,10 +1689,10 @@ def return_ssoft_pdf(payload: dict) -> pd.DataFrame:
 
     if "flavor" in payload:
         flavor = payload["flavor"]
-        if flavor not in ["SHG1G2", "HG1G2", "HG"]:
+        if flavor not in ["SSHG1G2", "SHG1G2", "HG1G2", "HG"]:
             rep = {
                 "status": "error",
-                "text": "flavor needs to be in ['SHG1G2', 'HG1G2', 'HG']\n",
+                "text": "flavor needs to be in ['SSHG1G2', 'SHG1G2', 'HG1G2', 'HG']\n",
             }
             return Response(str(rep), 400)
     else:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 834fd79b..f55548e2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ emcee==3.1.4
 faust-cchardet==2.1.19
 fink-filters==3.35
 fink-spins==0.3.7
-fink-utils==0.28.0
+fink-utils==0.29.5
 Flask==3.0.1
 fonttools==4.47.2
 frozenlist==1.4.1
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ Werkzeug==3.0.1
 wrapt==1.16.0
 yarl==1.9.4
 zipp==3.17.0
-git+https://github.com/astrolabsoftware/fink-science@5.21.1
+git+https://github.com/astrolabsoftware/fink-science@5.21.3
diff --git a/tests/api_ssoft_test.py b/tests/api_ssoft_test.py
index 40b67294..562933de 100644
--- a/tests/api_ssoft_test.py
+++ b/tests/api_ssoft_test.py
@@ -134,12 +134,18 @@ def test_schema() -> None:
     --------
     >>> test_schema()
     """
-    pdf = ssoftsearch()
+    pdf = ssoftsearch(flavor="SSHG1G2")
 
-    schema = ssoftsearch(schema=True, output_format="json")
+    schema = ssoftsearch(schema=True, flavor="SSHG1G2", output_format="json")
 
     # check columns
-    msg = "Found {} entries in the DataFrame and {} entries in the schema".format(
+    not_in_pdf = [i for i in set(schema["args"].keys()) if i not in set(pdf.columns)]
+    not_in_schema = [i for i in set(pdf.columns) if i not in set(schema["args"].keys())]
+
+    assert not_in_pdf == [], not_in_pdf
+    assert not_in_schema == [], not_in_schema
+
+    msg = "Found {} entries in the DataFrame and {} entries in the schema.".format(
         len(pdf.columns), len(schema)
     )
     assert set(schema["args"].keys()) == set(pdf.columns), msg
@@ -151,10 +157,10 @@ def compare_schema() -> None:
     --------
     >>> compare_schema()
     """
-    schema1 = ssoftsearch(schema=True, output_format="json")
+    schema1 = ssoftsearch(schema=True, flavor="SSHG1G2", output_format="json")
 
     # get the schema
-    r = requests.get("{}/api/v1/ssoft?schema".format(APIURL))
+    r = requests.get("{}/api/v1/ssoft?schema&flavor=SSHG1G2".format(APIURL))
     schema2 = r.json()
 
     keys1 = set(schema1["args"].keys())
@@ -162,6 +168,18 @@ def compare_schema() -> None:
     assert keys1 == keys2, [keys1, keys2]
 
 
+def check_sshg1g2() -> None:
+    """
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> check_sshg1g2()
+    """
+    pdf = ssoftsearch(flavor="SSHG1G2")
+
+    assert "period" in pdf.columns
+    assert "a_b" in pdf.columns
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """ Execute the test suite """
     import sys