diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
index 6168481..a1eaee0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/CKANPublisherServicesImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.FolderItem;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CKanUtils;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CkanUtilsFactory;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.models.ResourceBean;
+import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.utils.UtilMethods;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client.CKanPublisherService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.server.utils.Utils;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 			String scopeInWhichDiscover = (scope != null && !scope.isEmpty()) ? scope : getASLSession().getScope();
 
 			// get the key per scope
-			String keyPerScope = Utils.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_TOKEN_KEY, scopeInWhichDiscover);
+			String keyPerScope = UtilMethods.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_TOKEN_KEY, scopeInWhichDiscover);
 
 			// check if session expired
 			if(username.equals(TEST_USER)){
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 		HttpSession httpSession = getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
 
 		// get key 
-		String keyPerScope = Utils.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_ORGANIZATIONS_PUBLISH_KEY, scope);
+		String keyPerScope = UtilMethods.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_ORGANIZATIONS_PUBLISH_KEY, scope);
 
 		if(httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScope) != null){
 			orgsName = (List<OrganizationBean>)httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScope);
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 		logger.info("Request for CKAN licenses for scope " + scope);
 
 		// get key per scope
-		String keyPerScope = Utils.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_LICENSES_KEY, scope);
+		String keyPerScope = UtilMethods.concatenateSessionKeyScope(CKAN_LICENSES_KEY, scope);
 
 		LicensesBean licensesBean = null;
 		if(httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScope) != null){
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
index 9636131..7165828 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/utils/Utils.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.items.GCubeItem;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.CKanUtils;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.models.RolesIntoOrganization;
+import org.gcube.datacatalogue.ckanutillibrary.utils.UtilMethods;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.metadatadiscovery.DataCalogueMetadataFormatReader;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.metadatadiscovery.bean.MetadataType;
 import org.gcube.datacatalogue.metadatadiscovery.bean.jaxb.MetadataField;
@@ -53,16 +54,6 @@ public class Utils {
 	// Logger
 	private static final org.slf4j.Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Utils.class);
 
-	/**
-	 * Builds a string made of key + scope
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param scope
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public static String concatenateSessionKeyScope(String key, String scope){
-		return key.concat(scope);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Build up the resource beans.
 	 * @param resourceIds
@@ -329,7 +320,7 @@ public class Utils {
 		String scopeInWhichDiscover = (scope != null && !scope.isEmpty()) ? scope : aslSession.getScope();
 
 		// scope in which we need to discover
-		String keyPerScope = Utils.concatenateSessionKeyScope(profilesKey, scopeInWhichDiscover);
+		String keyPerScope = UtilMethods.concatenateSessionKeyScope(profilesKey, scopeInWhichDiscover);
 
 		if(httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScope) != null){
 			beans = (List<MetaDataProfileBean>)httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScope);