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 3085555..0ba88d6 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
@@ -579,22 +579,31 @@ public class CKANPublisherServicesImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements C
 			// get http session
 			HttpSession httpSession = getThreadLocalRequest().getSession();
 			String scope = (String)httpSession.getAttribute(SessionCatalogueAttributes.SCOPE_CLIENT_PORTLET_URL);
-			DataCatalogue catalogue = getCatalogue(scope);
-			List<CkanGroup> ckanGroups = catalogue.getGroups();
-			
-			String apiKey = catalogue.getApiKeyFromUsername(username);
 
-			// Members/Admin of the group
-			for (CkanGroup ckanGroup : ckanGroups) {
-				String role = catalogue.getRoleOfUserInGroup(username, ckanGroup.getName(), apiKey);
+			// check if they are in session
+			String keyPerScopeGroups = UtilMethods.concatenateSessionKeyScope(SessionCatalogueAttributes.CKAN_GROUPS_MEMBER, scope);
 
-				if(role == null)
-					continue;
+			if(httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScopeGroups) != null){
+				toReturn = (List<GroupBean>)httpSession.getAttribute(keyPerScopeGroups);
+				logger.info("Found user's groups in session " + toReturn);
+			}else{
 
-				toReturn.add(new GroupBean(ckanGroup.getTitle(), ckanGroup.getName()));
+				DataCatalogue catalogue = getCatalogue(scope);
+				List<CkanGroup> ckanGroups = catalogue.getGroups();
+
+				String apiKey = catalogue.getApiKeyFromUsername(username);
+
+				// Members/Admin of the group
+				for (CkanGroup ckanGroup : ckanGroups) {
+					String role = catalogue.getRoleOfUserInGroup(username, ckanGroup.getName(), apiKey);
+					if(role == null)
+						continue;
+
+					toReturn.add(new GroupBean(ckanGroup.getTitle(), ckanGroup.getName()));
+				}
+				
+				httpSession.setAttribute(keyPerScopeGroups, toReturn);
 			}
-			logger.debug("List of groups to return is " + toReturn);
-
 		}else{
 			logger.warn("Dev mode detected");
 			toReturn = Arrays.asList(new GroupBean("Group title", "aaa"));