diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/client/proxy/DefaultAuthorizationProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/client/proxy/DefaultAuthorizationProxy.java
index ba1b2c1..8b0a6c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/client/proxy/DefaultAuthorizationProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/authorization/client/proxy/DefaultAuthorizationProxy.java
@@ -193,11 +193,10 @@ public class DefaultAuthorizationProxy implements AuthorizationProxy {
 		
 		StringBuilder callUrl;
 		
-		callUrl = new StringBuilder(getInternalEnpoint(infrastructureHash)).append(methodPath);
-		if (context!=null) callUrl.append("?context=").append(context);
-		
+		callUrl = new StringBuilder(getInternalEnpoint(infrastructureHash)).append(methodPath).append("?context=").append(context);
+				
 		URL url = new URL(callUrl.toString());
-		HttpURLConnection connection = makeRequest(url, "PUT", true);
+		HttpURLConnection connection = makeRequest(url, "PUT", false);
 		connection.setDoOutput(true);
 		connection.setDoInput(true);
 		connection.setRequestProperty("Content-type", "application/xml");
@@ -224,7 +223,36 @@ public class DefaultAuthorizationProxy implements AuthorizationProxy {
 	@Override
 	public String requestActivation(ContainerInfo container) throws Exception {
 
-		return requestActivation(container, null);
+		String methodPath = "/token/node"; 
+
+		int infrastructureHash = Utils.getInfrastructureHashFromToken(SecurityTokenProvider.instance.get(), endpoints.getDefaultInfrastructure());
+		
+		StringBuilder callUrl;
+		
+		callUrl = new StringBuilder(getInternalEnpoint(infrastructureHash)).append(methodPath);
+				
+		URL url = new URL(callUrl.toString());
+		HttpURLConnection connection = makeRequest(url, "PUT", true);
+		connection.setDoOutput(true);
+		connection.setDoInput(true);
+		connection.setRequestProperty("Content-type", "application/xml");
+
+		try(OutputStream os = new BufferedOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream())){
+			Binder.getContext().createMarshaller().marshal(container, os);
+		}
+
+		log.debug("response code is "+connection.getResponseCode());
+
+		if (connection.getResponseCode()!=200) throw new Exception("error contacting authorization service");
+		String token= "";
+		try(BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader((InputStream)connection.getContent()))){
+			StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+			String line;
+			while((line = reader.readLine()) != null) 
+				result.append(line);
+			token =  result.toString();
+		}
+		return Utils.addInfrastructureHashToToken(token, infrastructureHash);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorizationservice/cl/CallTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorizationservice/cl/CallTest.java
index 4df053f..aab08e3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorizationservice/cl/CallTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/common/authorizationservice/cl/CallTest.java
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ public class CallTest {
 	}
 	
 	public String _requestNodeToken()  throws Exception {
-		SecurityTokenProvider.instance.set(requestTestToken("/gcube/devNext/NextNext"));
-		String token = authorizationService().requestActivation(new ContainerInfo("mynode",8080));
+		String token = authorizationService().requestActivation(new ContainerInfo("mynode",8080), "/gcube/devSec");
 		return token;
 	}