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 32ddb51..29dc280 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
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	private static final String REGEX_TITLE_PRODUCT_SUBWORD = "[^a-zA-Z0-9_.-]";
 	private static final String REGEX_MAIL = "\\b[\\w.%-]+@[-.\\w]+\\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}\\b";
 
-	// error message
+	// error/info messages
 	protected static final String ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION = "There was an error while trying to publish your product, sorry.. Retry later";
+	protected static final String PRODUCT_CREATED_OK = "Product correctly created!";
+	private static final String TRYING_TO_CREATE_PRODUCT = "Trying to create product, please wait";
 
 	// tab panel 
 	private TabPanel tabPanel; 
@@ -612,9 +614,9 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 			return;
 
 		}else{
-			
+
 			alertOnContinue("Checking if a product with such title already exists, please wait...", AlertType.INFO);
-			
+
 			// better check for title 
 			ckanServices.datasetIdAlreadyExists(titleTextBox.getText(), new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {
 
@@ -626,31 +628,31 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 						alertOnContinue("Sorry but a product with such title already exists, try to change it", AlertType.WARNING);
 
 					}else{
-							// check what to do 
-							if(isWorkspaceRequest){
+						// check what to do 
+						if(isWorkspaceRequest){
 
-								// we need to show the page to handle resources one by one from the workspace
-								formFirstStep.setVisible(false);
-								boolean resourcesPresent = receivedBean.getResources() != null && receivedBean.getResources().size() > 0 ? true : false;
-								formSecondStep.setVisible(resourcesPresent);
-								formThirdStep.setVisible(!resourcesPresent);
+							// we need to show the page to handle resources one by one from the workspace
+							formFirstStep.setVisible(false);
+							boolean resourcesPresent = receivedBean.getResources() != null && receivedBean.getResources().size() > 0 ? true : false;
+							formSecondStep.setVisible(resourcesPresent);
+							formThirdStep.setVisible(!resourcesPresent);
 
-								// add the resources to the container panel
-								if(workspaceResourcesContainer.getWidget() == null)
-									workspaceResourcesContainer.add(resourcesTable);
+							// add the resources to the container panel
+							if(workspaceResourcesContainer.getWidget() == null)
+								workspaceResourcesContainer.add(resourcesTable);
 
-							}else{
+						}else{
 
-								// this is not a workspace request
-								formFirstStep.setVisible(false);
-								formThirdStep.setVisible(true);
+							// this is not a workspace request
+							formFirstStep.setVisible(false);
+							formThirdStep.setVisible(true);
 
-							}
+						}
 
-							if(metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getSelectedItemText().equals("none"))
-								selectedProfile.setText("");
-							else
-								selectedProfile.setText("Selected Profile is " + metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getSelectedItemText());
+						if(metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getSelectedItemText().equals("none"))
+							selectedProfile.setText("");
+						else
+							selectedProfile.setText("Selected Profile is " + metadataProfilesFormatListbox.getSelectedItemText());
 
 					}
 
@@ -711,7 +713,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 
 		if(errorMessage != null){
 
-			alertOnCreate("Please check the inserted values and the mandatory fields [" + errorMessage +"]", AlertType.ERROR);
+			alertOnCreate("Please check the inserted values and the mandatory fields [" + errorMessage +"]", AlertType.ERROR, true);
 
 		}
 		else{
@@ -777,7 +779,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 			receivedBean.setCustomFields(customFieldsMap);
 
 			// alert 
-			alertOnCreate("Trying to create product, please wait", AlertType.INFO);
+			alertOnCreate(TRYING_TO_CREATE_PRODUCT, AlertType.INFO, false);
 
 			// invoke the create method
 			createButton.setEnabled(false);
@@ -790,7 +792,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 
 					if(createdDatasetBean != null){
 
-						alertOnCreate("Product correctly created!", AlertType.SUCCESS);
+						alertOnCreate(PRODUCT_CREATED_OK, AlertType.SUCCESS, false);
 
 						// disable dataset fields
 						disableDatasetFields();
@@ -810,9 +812,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 						});
 
 						// if we are in the "general case" we need to show a form for adding resources
-						if(isWorkspaceRequest)
-						{
-
+						if(isWorkspaceRequest){
 							// leave to back button, but remove create and add go to dataset
 							createButton.removeFromParent();
 
@@ -869,14 +869,14 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 						}
 
 					}else{
-						alertOnCreate(ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION, AlertType.ERROR);
+						alertOnCreate(ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION, AlertType.ERROR, true);
 					}
 
 				}
 
 				@Override
 				public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
-					alertOnCreate(ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION, AlertType.ERROR);
+					alertOnCreate(ERROR_PRODUCT_CREATION, AlertType.ERROR, true);
 				}
 			});
 		}
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 	 * @param text
 	 * @param type
 	 */
-	private void alertOnCreate(String text, AlertType type){
+	private void alertOnCreate(String text, AlertType type, boolean hideAfterAWhile){
 
 		onCreateAlertBlock.setText(text);
 		onCreateAlertBlock.setType(type);
@@ -1058,18 +1058,19 @@ public class CreateDatasetForm extends Composite{
 		createButton.setEnabled(true);
 		goBackButtonSecondStep.setEnabled(true);
 
-		// hide after some seconds
-		Timer t = new Timer() {
+		if(hideAfterAWhile){
+			// hide after some seconds
+			Timer t = new Timer() {
 
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
+				@Override
+				public void run() {
 
-				onCreateAlertBlock.setVisible(false);
+					onCreateAlertBlock.setVisible(false);
 
-			}
-		};
-
-		t.schedule(10000);
+				}
+			};
+			t.schedule(10000);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**