diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/Catalogue-badge-portlet/view.jsp b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/Catalogue-badge-portlet/view.jsp
index 4aff25b..35ec214 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/Catalogue-badge-portlet/view.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/Catalogue-badge-portlet/view.jsp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 <%@ page import="com.liferay.portal.util.PortalUtil" %>
 
 <% 
-String catalogueActualURL = GetterUtil.getString(portletPreferences.getValue("catalogueURL", StringPool.BLANK)); 
+PortletPreferences prefs = request.getPreferences();
+String catalogueActualURL = GetterUtil.getString(prefs.getValue("catalogueURL", StringPool.BLANK)); 
 pageContext.setAttribute("catalogueActualURL", catalogueActualURL);
 %>
 	<!-- show the types only when the ckan instance is specified in the config portlet part  -->