diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af2bdb4..cc348ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ coverage.xml
 
 *.pg_restore
 
-src/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0ff20b1..2834055 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             "program": "main.py",
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "justMyCode": true,
-            "env":{"HAPI_USE_VAT": "true"}
+            "env":{"HAPI_USE_VAT": "false"}
         }
     ],
     
diff --git a/hdx_hapi/endpoints/get_affected_people.py b/hdx_hapi/endpoints/get_affected_people.py
index e178cd5..8faa49a 100644
--- a/hdx_hapi/endpoints/get_affected_people.py
+++ b/hdx_hapi/endpoints/get_affected_people.py
@@ -144,7 +144,13 @@ async def get_humanitarian_needs(
     # ref_period_parameters: Annotated[ReferencePeriodParameters, Depends(reference_period_parameters)],
     common_parameters: Annotated[CommonEndpointParams, Depends(common_endpoint_parameters)],
     db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
-    category: Annotated[Optional[str], Query(max_length=128, description='')] = None,
+    category: Annotated[
+        Optional[str],
+        Query(
+            max_length=128,
+            description='A category combining gender, age range, disability marker and population group information',
+        ),
+    ] = None,
     sector_code: Annotated[Optional[str], Query(max_length=32, description=f'{DOC_SECTOR_CODE}')] = None,
     population_status: Annotated[
         Optional[PopulationStatus], Query(max_length=32, description=f'{DOC_POPULATION_STATUS}')