diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogue.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogue.java
index b7c36c0..547fe94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogue.java
@@ -638,4 +638,10 @@ public interface DataCatalogue {
 	 * @return a list of matching datasets
 	 */
 	List<CkanDataset> searchForPackageInOrganization(String apiKey, String query, int start, int offset, String organization)  throws Exception;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the catalogue email
+	 * @return an email address for sending email to this catalogue
+	 */
+	String getCatalogueEmail();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueImpl.java
index 77caa74..ab4ad16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueImpl.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class DataCatalogueImpl implements DataCatalogue{
 	private String PORTLET_URL_FOR_SCOPE;
 	private String SOLR_URL;
 	private String CKAN_TOKEN_SYS;
+	private String CKAN_EMAIL;
 	private String URI_RESOLVER_URL;
 	private boolean MANAGE_PRODUCT_BUTTON;
 	private boolean ALERT_USERS_ON_POST_CREATION;
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ public class DataCatalogueImpl implements DataCatalogue{
 		CKAN_DB_USER = runningInstance.getDataBaseUser().trim();
 		CKAN_DB_PASSWORD = runningInstance.getDataBasePassword().trim();
 		CKAN_TOKEN_SYS = runningInstance.getSysAdminToken().trim();
+		CKAN_EMAIL = runningInstance.getEmailCatalogue().trim();
 		CKAN_DB_PORT = runningInstance.getDatabasePorts().get(0);
 		CKAN_CATALOGUE_URL = runningInstance.getDataCatalogueUrl().get(0).trim();
 		PORTLET_URL_FOR_SCOPE = runningInstance.getPortletUrl().trim();
@@ -2977,4 +2979,11 @@ public class DataCatalogueImpl implements DataCatalogue{
 		return landingPages;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getCatalogueEmail() {
+		
+		return CKAN_EMAIL;
+	
+	}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueRunningCluster.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueRunningCluster.java
index a3df86e..b27c5c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueRunningCluster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/DataCatalogueRunningCluster.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 	// api key property for SYSADMIN
 	private final static String API_KEY_PROPERTY = "API_KEY";
 
+	// catalogue email
+	private final static String CKAN_EMAIL_PROPERTY = "CATALOGUE_EMAIL";
+
 	// property to retrieve the master service endpoint into the /root scope
 	private final static String IS_MASTER_ROOT_KEY_PROPERTY = "IS_ROOT_MASTER"; // true, false.. missing means false as well
 	private final static String IS_MANAGE_PRODUCT_ENABLED = "IS_MANAGE_PRODUCT_ENABLED"; // true, false.. missing means false as well (for GRSF records)
@@ -90,10 +93,12 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 	public static final String ROLE_ORGANIZATION_SEPARATOR = "|";
 	public static final String TUPLES_SEPARATOR = ",";
 
+	private static final String DEFAULT_CATALOGUE_EMAIL = "catalogue@d4science.org";
+
 	// this token is needed in order to assign roles to user
 	private String sysAdminToken;
 
-
+	private String catalogueEmail;
 
 	public DataCatalogueRunningCluster(String scope) throws Exception{
 
@@ -182,6 +187,12 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 							sysAdminToken = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(API_KEY_PROPERTY).value();
 							sysAdminToken = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(sysAdminToken);
 
+							// retrieve catalogue email
+							if(accessPoint.propertyMap().containsKey(CKAN_EMAIL_PROPERTY)){
+								catalogueEmail = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(CKAN_EMAIL_PROPERTY).value();
+								catalogueEmail = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(catalogueEmail);
+							}
+
 							// retrieve URL_RESOLVER
 							if(accessPoint.propertyMap().containsKey(URL_RESOLVER))
 								urlResolver = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(URL_RESOLVER).value();
@@ -211,6 +222,12 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 						sysAdminToken = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(API_KEY_PROPERTY).value();
 						sysAdminToken = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(sysAdminToken);
 
+						// retrieve catalogue email
+						if(accessPoint.propertyMap().containsKey(CKAN_EMAIL_PROPERTY)){
+							catalogueEmail = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(CKAN_EMAIL_PROPERTY).value();
+							catalogueEmail = StringEncrypter.getEncrypter().decrypt(catalogueEmail);
+						}
+						
 						// get the is manage product property
 						Property entry = accessPoint.propertyMap().get(IS_MANAGE_PRODUCT_ENABLED);
 						String isManageProduct = entry != null ?  entry.value() : null;
@@ -237,7 +254,7 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 				}
 
 			}catch(Exception e){
-				throw new ServiceEndPointException("There is no service end point for such information");
+				throw new ServiceEndPointException("There is no service end point for such information" + e.toString());
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -576,5 +593,13 @@ public class DataCatalogueRunningCluster {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the catalogue email. Default is  "catalogue@d4science.org"
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getEmailCatalogue() {
+		logger.debug("Read email from resource is " + catalogueEmail);
+		return catalogueEmail == null? DEFAULT_CATALOGUE_EMAIL : catalogueEmail;
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/TestDataCatalogueLib.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/TestDataCatalogueLib.java
index 998fc8d..a5752ab 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/TestDataCatalogueLib.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/ckanutillibrary/server/TestDataCatalogueLib.java
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ public class TestDataCatalogueLib {
 	//@Before
 	public void before() throws Exception{
 		factory = DataCatalogueFactory.getFactory();
-
+	}
+	
+	//@Test
+	public void getSysadminEmail() throws Exception{
+		DataCatalogueImpl utils = factory.getUtilsPerScope(scope);
+		System.out.println(utils.getCatalogueEmail());
 	}
 
 	//@Test