diff --git a/metacore/services.py b/metacore/services.py
index 2ea9b7b6a1998e99092a159db31d2ef133e031c1..7d0320a7049561717d7d95f0a3447b0e02ff9717 100644
--- a/metacore/services.py
+++ b/metacore/services.py
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ import requests
 from .models import Citable, CitableWithDOI
 
 
-def get_crossref_test():
+def get_crossref_test(cursor='*'):
     """
     For testing purposes - retrieves a "small" dataset from CrossRef and saves it
     in de database, after parsing
     """
 
-    cursor = '*'
-
     # Member 16 is APS
     # url = 'https://api.crossref.org/members/16/works'
     # Last cursor I used (after 100.000 records from APS) for this