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 e0506b6..64b4243 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
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ public class Utils {
 					List<GCubeRole> roles = roleManager.listRolesByUserAndGroup(userid, groupManager.getGroupId(gCubeGroupName));
 
 					// get highest role according liferay
-					RolesCkanGroupOrOrg correspondentRoleToCheck =  getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roles);
+					RolesCkanGroupOrOrg correspondentRoleToCheck = getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roles);
+
+					if(correspondentRoleToCheck.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.MEMBER))
+						continue;
 
 					checkIfRoleIsSetInCkanInstance(username, gCubeGroupName, gCubeGroup.getGroupId(), correspondentRoleToCheck, toReturn, groupManager, ckanPublisherServicesImpl);
 				}
@@ -155,6 +158,9 @@ public class Utils {
 					// get highest role according liferay
 					RolesCkanGroupOrOrg correspondentRoleToCheck =  getLiferayHighestRoleInOrg(roles);
 
+					if(correspondentRoleToCheck.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.MEMBER))
+						continue;
+
 					checkIfRoleIsSetInCkanInstance(username, gCubeGroupName, gCubeGroup.getGroupId(), correspondentRoleToCheck, toReturn, groupManager, ckanPublisherServicesImpl);
 				}