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 9b657a6..b4516af 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
@@ -156,12 +156,7 @@ public class Utils {
 					checkIfRoleIsSetInCkanInstance(username, gCubeGroupName, gCubeGroup.getGroupId(), 
 							correspondentRoleToCheck, groupManager, gcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl, orgsInWhichAtLeastEditorRole);
 
-					if(toReturn.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN))
-						continue;
-					else if(toReturn.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.EDITOR) && correspondentRoleToCheck.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN))
-						toReturn = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN;
-					else // it was MEMBER
-						toReturn =  correspondentRoleToCheck;
+					toReturn = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.getHigher(toReturn, correspondentRoleToCheck);
 
 				}
 
@@ -186,12 +181,7 @@ public class Utils {
 					checkIfRoleIsSetInCkanInstance(username, gCubeGroupName, gCubeGroup.getGroupId(), 
 							correspondentRoleToCheck, groupManager, gcubeCkanDataCatalogServiceImpl, orgsInWhichAtLeastEditorRole);
 
-					if(toReturn.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN))
-						continue;
-					else if(toReturn.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.EDITOR) && correspondentRoleToCheck.equals(RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN))
-						toReturn = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.ADMIN;
-					else 
-						toReturn =  correspondentRoleToCheck;
+					toReturn = RolesCkanGroupOrOrg.getHigher(toReturn, correspondentRoleToCheck);
 				}
 
 			}else if(groupManager.isVRE(currentGroupId)){