diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/accounting/datamodel/BasicUsageRecord.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/accounting/datamodel/BasicUsageRecord.java
index 8d4b753..879ad68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/accounting/datamodel/BasicUsageRecord.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/accounting/datamodel/BasicUsageRecord.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.gcube.accounting.datamodel.validations.annotations.ValidInteger;
 import org.gcube.accounting.datamodel.validations.annotations.ValidLong;
 import org.gcube.accounting.datamodel.validations.annotations.ValidOperationResult;
 import org.gcube.accounting.exception.InvalidValueException;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -193,6 +194,11 @@ public abstract class BasicUsageRecord implements UsageRecord, Serializable {
 		this.aggregatedFields = new HashSet<String>();
 		this.computedFields = new HashSet<String>();
 		initializeValidation();
+		try {
+			this.setScope(ScopeProvider.instance.get().toString());
+		} catch (InvalidValueException e) {
+			logger.warn("Unable to automaticcally set the scope using scope provider. The record will not be valid if the scope will not be explicitly set.");
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public BasicUsageRecord(){