diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
index f50e30d..ee850eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/ckandatapublisherwidget/client/ui/CreateDatasetForm.java
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 
 						@Override
 						public void onChange(ChangeEvent event) {
-
+							event.preventDefault();
 							organizationsListboxChangeHandlerBody();
 
 						}
@@ -437,26 +437,29 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	 */
 	private void organizationsListboxChangeHandlerBody() {
 
-		// disable the list of organizations name so that the user doesn't change it again
-		organizationsListbox.setEnabled(false);
-		metadataProfilesFormatListbox.setEnabled(false);
-
-		// remove any other product profiles but "none"
+		// remove any other product profiles
 		int presentItems = metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getItemCount();
-		for (int i = 0; i < presentItems; i++) {
-			if(!metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getValue(i).equals("none"))
-				metadataProfilesFormatListbox.removeItem(i);
+		for (int i = presentItems - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			metadataProfilesFormatListbox.removeItem(i);
 		}
 
+		// add "none" item again
+		metadataProfilesFormatListbox.addItem("none");
+
 		// select "none"
 		metadataProfilesFormatListbox.setSelectedIndex(0);
 
 		// get the name of the organization from the title
-		String orgName = nameTitleOrganizationMap.get(organizationsListbox.getSelectedItemText());
+		String selectedOrganizationTitle = organizationsListbox.getSelectedItemText();	
+		String orgName = nameTitleOrganizationMap.get(selectedOrganizationTitle);
 
 		// try to retrieve the profiles
 		setAlertBlock("Retrieving profiles, please wait...", AlertType.INFO, true);
 
+		// disable the list of organizations name so that the user doesn't change it again
+		organizationsListbox.setEnabled(false);
+		metadataProfilesFormatListbox.setEnabled(false);
+
 		// perform remote request of profiles for the selected organization
 		ckanServices.getProfiles(orgName, new AsyncCallback<List<MetaDataProfileBean>>() {
 
@@ -467,6 +470,8 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 
 					receivedBean.setMetadataList(result);
 					prepareMetadataList(receivedBean);
+					organizationsListbox.setEnabled(true);
+					metadataProfilesFormatListbox.setEnabled(true);
 
 					// everything went ok
 					setAlertBlock("", AlertType.ERROR, false);
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 fa1acb7..542dee2 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
@@ -545,10 +545,14 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 
 	@Override
 	public List<MetaDataProfileBean> getProfiles(String orgName) {
+		
+		logger.debug("Requested profiles for products into orgName " + orgName);
 
 		List<MetaDataProfileBean> toReturn = new ArrayList<MetaDataProfileBean>();
 		try{
-			toReturn = Utils.getMetadataProfilesList(Utils.retrieveScopeFromOrganizationName(orgName), getThreadLocalRequest().getSession(), getASLSession(), CKAN_PROFILES_KEY);
+			String evaluatedScope = Utils.retrieveScopeFromOrganizationName(orgName);
+			logger.debug("Evaluated scope is  " + evaluatedScope);
+			toReturn = Utils.getMetadataProfilesList(evaluatedScope, getThreadLocalRequest().getSession(), getASLSession(), CKAN_PROFILES_KEY);
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			logger.error("Failed to retrieve profiles for scope coming from organization name " + orgName, e);
 		}