diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/dataqueries/api/DatatablesApiResource.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/dataqueries/api/DatatablesApiResource.java
index 915435007..a3b37dd27 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/dataqueries/api/DatatablesApiResource.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/dataqueries/api/DatatablesApiResource.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.fineract.infrastructure.dataqueries.api;
 
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Parameter;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.enums.ParameterIn;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.ArraySchema;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Content;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
+import javax.ws.rs.DefaultValue;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
@@ -255,7 +257,9 @@ public class DatatablesApiResource {
     @Consumes({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
     @Produces({ MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON })
     public String getDatatableManyEntry(@PathParam("datatable") final String datatable, @PathParam("apptableId") final Long apptableId,
-            @PathParam("datatableId") final Long datatableId, @QueryParam("order") final String order, @Context final UriInfo uriInfo) {
+            @PathParam("datatableId") final Long datatableId, @QueryParam("order") final String order,
+            @DefaultValue("false") @QueryParam("genericResultSet") @Parameter(in = ParameterIn.QUERY, name = "genericResultSet", description = "Optional flag to format the response", required = false) final boolean genericResultSet,
+            @Context final UriInfo uriInfo) {
 
         this.context.authenticatedUser().validateHasDatatableReadPermission(datatable);
 
@@ -263,7 +267,6 @@ public class DatatablesApiResource {
                 order, datatableId);
 
         String json = "";
-        final boolean genericResultSet = ApiParameterHelper.genericResultSet(uriInfo.getQueryParameters());
         if (genericResultSet) {
             final boolean prettyPrint = ApiParameterHelper.prettyPrint(uriInfo.getQueryParameters());
             json = this.toApiJsonSerializer.serializePretty(prettyPrint, results);