diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
index 670d3c1..dd26e09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/CKanUtilsImpl.java
@@ -784,43 +784,48 @@ public class CKanUtilsImpl implements CKanUtils{
 		//		else
 		organizationNameToCheck = organizationName.toLowerCase();
 
-		boolean alreadyPresent = isRoleAlreadySet(ckanUsername, organizationNameToCheck, correspondentRoleToCheck);
+		try{
+			boolean alreadyPresent = isRoleAlreadySet(ckanUsername, organizationNameToCheck, correspondentRoleToCheck);
 
-		if(alreadyPresent)
-			return true; // just return
-		else{
+			if(alreadyPresent)
+				return true; // just return
+			else{
 
-			// we need to use the apis to make it
-			String path = "/api/3/action/organization_member_create";
+				// we need to use the apis to make it
+				String path = "/api/3/action/organization_member_create";
 
-			// Request parameters to be replaced
-			String parameter = "{"
-					+ "\"id\":\"ORGANIZATION_ID_NAME\","
-					+ "\"username\":\"USERNAME_ID_NAME\","
-					+ "\"role\":\"ROLE\""
-					+ "}";
+				// Request parameters to be replaced
+				String parameter = "{"
+						+ "\"id\":\"ORGANIZATION_ID_NAME\","
+						+ "\"username\":\"USERNAME_ID_NAME\","
+						+ "\"role\":\"ROLE\""
+						+ "}";
 
-			// replace those values
-			parameter = parameter.replace("ORGANIZATION_ID_NAME", organizationNameToCheck);
-			parameter = parameter.replace("USERNAME_ID_NAME", ckanUsername);
-			parameter = parameter.replace("ROLE", correspondentRoleToCheck.toString().toLowerCase());
+				// replace those values
+				parameter = parameter.replace("ORGANIZATION_ID_NAME", organizationNameToCheck);
+				parameter = parameter.replace("USERNAME_ID_NAME", ckanUsername);
+				parameter = parameter.replace("ROLE", correspondentRoleToCheck.toString().toLowerCase());
 
-			logger.debug("API request for organization membership is going to be " + parameter);
+				logger.debug("API request for organization membership is going to be " + parameter);
 
-			try(CloseableHttpClient httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();) {
-				HttpPost request = new HttpPost(CKAN_CATALOGUE_URL + path);
-				request.addHeader("Authorization", CKAN_TOKEN_SYS); // sys token
-				StringEntity params = new StringEntity(parameter);
-				request.setEntity(params);
-				HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request);
-				logger.debug("Response code is " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() + " and response message is " + response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase());
+				try(CloseableHttpClient httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();) {
+					HttpPost request = new HttpPost(CKAN_CATALOGUE_URL + path);
+					request.addHeader("Authorization", CKAN_TOKEN_SYS); // sys token
+					StringEntity params = new StringEntity(parameter);
+					request.setEntity(params);
+					HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(request);
+					logger.debug("Response code is " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() + " and response message is " + response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase());
 
-				return (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_OK);
+					return (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_OK);
 
-			}catch (Exception ex) {
-				logger.error("Error while trying to change the role for this user ", ex);
+				}catch (Exception ex) {
+					logger.error("Error while trying to change the role for this user ", ex);
+				}
 			}
+		}catch (Exception ex) {
+			logger.error("Unable to check if this role was already set, please check your parameters! ", ex);
 		}
+
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -833,20 +838,14 @@ public class CKanUtilsImpl implements CKanUtils{
 	 */
 	protected boolean isRoleAlreadySet(String ckanUsername,
 			String organizationName,
-			RolesIntoOrganization correspondentRoleToCheck) {
+			RolesIntoOrganization correspondentRoleToCheck) throws Exception{
 
-		try{
+		// get the users (if you try ckanOrganization.getUsers() it returns null.. maybe a bug TODO)
+		List<CkanUser> users = client.getOrganization(organizationName).getUsers();
 
-			// get the users (if you try ckanOrganization.getUsers() it returns null.. maybe a bug TODO)
-			List<CkanUser> users = client.getOrganization(organizationName).getUsers();
-
-			for (CkanUser ckanUser : users) {
-				if(ckanUser.getName().equals(ckanUsername) && ckanUser.getCapacity().equals(correspondentRoleToCheck.toString().toLowerCase()))
-					return true;
-			}
-
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error("Unable to check if this role was already set", e);
+		for (CkanUser ckanUser : users) {
+			if(ckanUser.getName().equals(ckanUsername) && ckanUser.getCapacity().equals(correspondentRoleToCheck.toString().toLowerCase()))
+				return true;
 		}
 
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/TestCKanLib.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/TestCKanLib.java
index 3315993..2df57c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/TestCKanLib.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/TestCKanLib.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class TestCKanLib {
 	private static final org.slf4j.Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestCKanLib.class);
 
 	private CkanUtilsFactory factory;
-	private String scope = "/gcube/devNext/NextNext";
+	private String scope = "/gcube";
 	private String testUser = "costantino_perciante";
 	String subjectId = "aa_father4";
 	String objectId = "bb_son4";
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ public class TestCKanLib {
 
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set("/gcube");
 		String url = "https://dev4.d4science.org/group/devvre/ckan";
-		String scopeToUse = new ApplicationProfileScopePerUrlReader().getScopePerUrl(url);
+		String scopeToUse = ApplicationProfileScopePerUrlReader.getScopePerUrl(url);
 		logger.debug("Retrieved scope is " + scopeToUse);
 
 		ScopeProvider.instance.reset(); // the following sysout should print null
 		String url2 = "https://dev4.d4science.org/group/devvre/ckan";
-		String scopeToUse2 = new ApplicationProfileScopePerUrlReader().getScopePerUrl(url2);
+		String scopeToUse2 = ApplicationProfileScopePerUrlReader.getScopePerUrl(url2);
 		logger.debug("Retrieved scope is " + scopeToUse2);
 	}
 
@@ -246,4 +246,13 @@ public class TestCKanLib {
 		//		
 
 	}
+	
+	//@Test
+	public void testInvalidOrgRole() throws Exception{
+		
+		CKanUtilsImpl instance = factory.getUtilsPerScope(scope);
+		boolean res = instance.checkRole("costantino_perciante", "gcube", RolesIntoOrganization.EDITOR);
+		logger.debug(""+res);
+		
+	}
 }