diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/AssociationToGroupThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/AssociationToGroupThread.java
index b50ea07..a1c2244 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/AssociationToGroupThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/server/AssociationToGroupThread.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class AssociationToGroupThread extends Thread {
 	private String datasetId;
 	private String username;
 	private DataCatalogue catalogue;
+	private String organization;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param groupTitle
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ public class AssociationToGroupThread extends Thread {
 	 * @param catalogue
 	 */
 	public AssociationToGroupThread(String groupTitle, String datasetId,
-			String username, DataCatalogue catalogue) {
+			String username, DataCatalogue catalogue, String organization) {
 		this.groupTitle = groupTitle;
 		this.datasetId = datasetId;
 		this.username = username;
 		this.catalogue = catalogue;
+		this.organization = organization;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -49,8 +51,11 @@ public class AssociationToGroupThread extends Thread {
 		}else{
 
 			logger.debug("Group exists, going to add the user " + username + " as its admin...");
+			
+			// retrieve the role to be assigned according the one the user has into the organization of the dataset
+			RolesCkanGroupOrOrg role = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.valueOf(catalogue.getRoleOfUserInOrganization(username, organization, catalogue.getApiKeyFromUsername(username).toUpperCase()));
 
-			boolean assigned = catalogue.checkRoleIntoGroup(username, groupTitle, RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN);
+			boolean assigned = catalogue.checkRoleIntoGroup(username, groupTitle, role);
 
 			if(assigned){
 
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 396239f..1f6fa09 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
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 				// start a thread that will associate this dataset with the group
 				if(toCreate.getChosenProfile() != null){
 					
-					AssociationToGroupThread thread = new AssociationToGroupThread(toCreate.getChosenProfile(), datasetId, userName, utils);
+					AssociationToGroupThread thread = new AssociationToGroupThread(toCreate.getChosenProfile(), datasetId, userName, utils, organizationNameOrId);
 					thread.start();
 					
 				}