diff --git a/distro/web.xml b/distro/web.xml
index ef29b85..d0c51bb 100644
--- a/distro/web.xml
+++ b/distro/web.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 		<param-name>rStudioAddress</param-name>
 		<param-value>rstudio-dev.d4science.org</param-value>
 	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>rStudioProtocol</param-name>
+		<param-value>https</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>userConfigBasePath</param-name>
+		<param-value>/srv/rconnector/</param-value>
+	</context-param>
 	<servlet>
     	<servlet-name>org.gcube.data.analysis.rconnector.RConnector</servlet-name>
     </servlet>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8a1086..8eaa93a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	
 	<groupId>org.gcube.data.analysis</groupId>
 	<artifactId>r-connector</artifactId>
-	<version>2.1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>RConnector</name>
 	<description>makes R available in the infrastructure</description>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/ConfigFileWriter.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/ConfigFileWriter.java
index 9c6660f..bbc040a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/ConfigFileWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/ConfigFileWriter.java
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 public class ConfigFileWriter {
 
 
-	public boolean write(Info info, String login, String usersHome, String fileName, String scriptToExecute){
-		if (!usersHome.endsWith("/"))
-			usersHome=usersHome+"/";
-		File userDir = new File(usersHome+login);
+	public boolean write(Info info, String login, String fileName, String configFilePath, String scriptToExecute){
+		if (!configFilePath.endsWith("/"))
+			configFilePath=configFilePath+"/";
+		File userDir = new File(configFilePath+login);
+		if (!userDir.exists())
+			userDir.mkdir();
 		File configFile= new File(userDir, fileName);
 		Utils.executeCommandLine(scriptToExecute,login, SecurityTokenProvider.instance.get(), ScopeProvider.instance.get());
 		return  writeFile(info, configFile);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/Resource.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/Resource.java
index 5cf60a0..368ebe1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/Resource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/analysis/rconnector/Resource.java
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ public class Resource {
 		log.info("connect called with user {} and trID {} in scope {}",AuthorizationProvider.instance.get().getClient().getId(), tabularResourceId, ScopeProvider.instance.get());
 
 		String login = AuthorizationProvider.instance.get().getClient().getId();
-		String usersHome = context.getInitParameter("usersHome");
+		//String usersHome = context.getInitParameter("usersHome");
 		String filename = context.getInitParameter("filename");
+		String configFilePath = context.getInitParameter("userConfigBasePath");
 		String scriptToExecute = context.getInitParameter("addUserScript");
 		if (ScopeProvider.instance.get()==null || login == null || tabularResourceId ==null ) return Response.serverError().build();
 		Info info;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class Resource {
 			log.error("error connecting to r",e);
 			return Response.serverError().build();
 		}
-		if (!writer.write(info, login, usersHome, filename, scriptToExecute)) return Response.serverError().build();
+		if (!writer.write(info, login, filename, configFilePath, scriptToExecute)) return Response.serverError().build();
 
 		return createResponse(login);	
 	}
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ public class Resource {
 		try{
 			String keyFilePath = context.getInitParameter("storedKeyPath");
 			String rStudioServerAddress = context.getInitParameter("rStudioAddress");
+			String rStudioProtocol = context.getInitParameter("rStudioProtocol");
 
 			log.debug("key file path: "+keyFilePath);
 			log.debug("rstudio server address: "+rStudioServerAddress);
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ public class Resource {
 					"/", rStudioServerAddress, "", -1, false, true );
 
 
-			return Response.seeOther(new URI("http://"+rStudioServerAddress))
+			return Response.seeOther(new URI(String.format("%s://%s", rStudioProtocol, rStudioServerAddress)))
 					.cookie(cookie).build();
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			log.error("error creating response", e);